Canon Elph 115 IS vs Sony A6000

Lets look more in depth at the Canon Elph 115 IS vs Sony A6000, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Elph 115 IS (16MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the Elph 115 IS (1/2.3") and A6000 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The Elph 115 IS was announced 14 months prior to the A6000 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon Elph 115 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the Elph 115 IS scores vs the A6000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon Elph 115 IS and Sony Alpha a6000. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon Elph 115 IS Gallery and Sony A6000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon Elph 115 IS has got external dimensions of 93mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Sony A6000 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") having a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the Elph 115 IS vs the A6000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Elph 115 IS and A6000 is 96 and 85 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Elph 115 IS and A6000.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Elph 115 IS using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A6000 will provide greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older Elph 115 IS will be behind in sensor innovation.