Sony a3500 vs Sony H70

Below, we will be comparing the Sony a3500 and Sony H70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the a3500 (20MP) and H70 (16MP) and the a3500 (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The a3500 was revealed 3 years after the H70 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the a3500 scores versus the H70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a3500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The full galleries are provided at Sony a3500 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Sony a3500 enjoys external measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony H70 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the a3500 and the H70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the a3500 and H70 is 69 and 93 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the a3500 and H70.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The a3500 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony a3500 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent a3500 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.