Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony A6500

Let's look more closely at the Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony A6500, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the ELPH 135 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the ELPH 135 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The ELPH 135 was introduced 3 years before the A6500 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon ELPH 135 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the ELPH 135 grades versus the A6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot ELPH 135 and Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are available at Canon ELPH 135 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 135 comes with external measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 127 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the ELPH 135 versus the A6500.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 135 and A6500 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading specs. The graphic here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the ELPH 135 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The ELPH 135 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6500 will offer greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older ELPH 135 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.