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Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000

Portability
93
Imaging
40
Features
45
Overall
42
Canon PowerShot SX600 HS front
 
Sony Alpha a6000 front
Portability
85
Imaging
66
Features
78
Overall
70

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Key Specs

Canon SX600 HS
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1280 video
  • 25-450mm (F3.8-6.9) lens
  • 188g - 104 x 61 x 26mm
  • Released January 2014
  • Refreshed by Canon SX610 HS
Sony A6000
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Increase to 51200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 344g - 120 x 67 x 45mm
  • Revealed April 2014
  • Superseded the Sony NEX-6
  • Successor is Sony A6300
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Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Overview

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon SX600 HS versus Sony A6000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the SX600 HS (16MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the SX600 HS (1/2.3") and A6000 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The SX600 HS was unveiled 3 months earlier than the A6000 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX600 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the SX600 HS grades against the A6000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX600 HS over the Sony A6000

 SX600 HS A6000 

Reasons to pick Sony A6000 over the Canon SX600 HS

 A6000 SX600 HS 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution922k461kClearer screen (+461k dot)

Common features in the Canon SX600 HS and Sony A6000

 SX600 HS A6000 
RevealedJanuary 2014April 2014Same age
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurement
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Physical Comparison

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon SX600 HS provides outer dimensions of 104mm x 61mm x 26mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Sony A6000 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the SX600 HS vs the A6000.

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX600 HS and A6000 is 93 and 85 respectively.

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 top view buttons comparison

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX600 HS and A6000.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX600 HS having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6000 will provide extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively.

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 sensor size comparison

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX600 HS as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Portrait photography camera
44
manual focus
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
offers face detect focus
no manual control
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
79
has manual focus
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
features face detect focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon SX600 HS as a Street photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Street photography camera
62
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (188 grams)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
80
screen tilts up and down
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
lighter than competition in class (344 grams)
great ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon SX600 HS
Sports photography with Sony A6000
41
great zoom range (25-450mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
very slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
73
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
features tracking focus
comes with phase detect AF
lack of image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Canon SX600 HS Travel photography info
Sony A6000 Travel photography info
70
lighter than competition (188g)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
great zoom (450mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.8)
77
lighter than competition in class (344g)
megapixel count good (24MP)
built-in flash
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX600 HS Landscape photography information
Sony A6000 Landscape photography information
48
manual focus
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.8)
no manual control
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
lack of Time Lapse recording
78
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Sony E mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
great ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX600 HS as a Vlogging camera
Sony A6000 as a Vlogging camera
35
reasonably wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1280 pixels)
lighter than competition (188g)
slow max aperture (f3.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of mic jack
33
features face detect focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition in class (344g)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
doesn't have microphone support
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Canon SX600 HS vs Sony A6000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX600 HS and Sony A6000
 Canon PowerShot SX600 HSSony Alpha a6000
General Information
Company Canon Sony
Model Canon PowerShot SX600 HS Sony Alpha a6000
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Advanced Mirrorless
Released 2014-01-06 2014-04-23
Physical type Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor DIGIC 4+ Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 3200 25600
Maximum boosted ISO - 51200
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 9 179
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 25-450mm (18.0x) -
Maximal aperture f/3.8-6.9 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Available lenses - 121
Crop factor 5.8 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 461 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech PureColor II G (TFT) TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 4.0fps 11.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.50 m (50 cm � 3.5 m (W) / 1.0 m � 2.0 m (T)) 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro Flash off, auto, fill-flaw, slow sync, redeye reduction, hi-speed sync, wireless control
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1280 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1280 1920x1080
Video format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 188 grams (0.41 lbs) 344 grams (0.76 lbs)
Dimensions 104 x 61 x 26mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.0") 120 x 67 x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 82
DXO Color Depth score not tested 24.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.1
DXO Low light score not tested 1347
Other
Battery life 290 shots 360 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NB-6LH NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous (3-5 shot))
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $249 $548