Canon SX240 HS vs Sony A6100

Below is a extensive review of the Canon SX240 HS versus Sony A6100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the SX240 HS (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the SX240 HS (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The SX240 HS was brought out 8 years prior to the A6100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX240 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the SX240 HS matches up versus the A6100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS & Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX240 HS Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon SX240 HS provides outside dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the SX240 HS against the A6100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SX240 HS and A6100 is 91 and 81 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The graphic here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX240 HS and A6100.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX240 HS because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6100 will render more detail having its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older SX240 HS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.