FujiFilm S3200 vs Sony A6500

Lets look more closely at the FujiFilm S3200 vs Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the S3200 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the S3200 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S3200 was launched 6 years before the A6500 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the FujiFilm S3200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the S3200 scores vs the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S3200 and Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are provided at FujiFilm S3200 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm S3200 features external dimensions of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") with a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the S3200 versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S3200 and A6500 is 67 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The photograph below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S3200 and A6500.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S3200 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6500 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older S3200 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.