Leica M-E Typ 220 vs Sony A6700

Its time to take a closer look at the Leica M-E Typ 220 and Sony A6700, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Leica and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the M-E Typ 220 (18MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the M-E Typ 220 (Full frame) and A6700 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The M-E Typ 220 was manufactured 11 years prior to the A6700 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the M-E Typ 220 grades vs the A6700 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica M-E Typ 220 and Sony Alpha a6700. The entire galleries are provided at Leica M-E Typ 220 Gallery and Sony A6700 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Leica M-E Typ 220 enjoys outside dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") along with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") along with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the M-E Typ 220 vs the A6700.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the M-E Typ 220 and A6700 is 79 and 75 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading through specs. The pic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the M-E Typ 220 and A6700.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The M-E Typ 220 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6700 will resolve more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged M-E Typ 220 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.