Canon S95 vs Sony A6300

Below is a complete overview of the Canon S95 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and A6300 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The S95 was brought out 6 years earlier than the A6300 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon S95 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the S95 scores vs the A6300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S95 and Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon S95 provides external measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Contrast the Canon S95 vs Sony A6300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the S95 against the A6300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the S95 and A6300 is 93 and 83 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the S95 and A6300.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S95 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6300 will resolve extra detail having its extra 14MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older S95 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.