Sony NEX-3N vs Sony T900

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony NEX-3N versus Sony T900, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-3N (16MP) and T900 (12MP) and the NEX-3N (APS-C) and T900 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-3N was announced 4 years after the T900 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the NEX-3N grades against the T900 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-3N & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The whole galleries are provided at Sony NEX-3N Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Sony NEX-3N offers external measurements of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Sony T900 has proportions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the NEX-3N against the T900.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the NEX-3N and T900 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its tough to see the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The image here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-3N and T900.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-3N having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-3N will offer you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The fresher NEX-3N will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.