Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony A6500

Let's take a more detailed look at the Casio EX-ZR15 and Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Casio and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the EX-ZR15 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-ZR15 was brought out 5 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the EX-ZR15 grades versus the A6500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-ZR15 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR15 offers external measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-ZR15 and Sony A6500 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR15 versus the A6500.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR15 and A6500 is 93 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-ZR15 and A6500.

As you have seen, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR15 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6500 will render extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older EX-ZR15 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.