Leica M11 Monochrome vs Sony A6300

Below is a complete comparison of the Leica M11 Monochrome vs Sony A6300, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Leica and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the M11 Monochrome (60MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the M11 Monochrome (Full frame) and A6300 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The M11 Monochrome was brought out 7 years later than the A6300 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the M11 Monochrome scores vs the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M11 Monochrome & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Leica M11 Monochrome Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Leica M11 Monochrome provides outer measurements of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") having a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the M11 Monochrome against the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M11 Monochrome and A6300 is 76 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The graphic below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the M11 Monochrome and A6300.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The M11 Monochrome because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Leica M11 Monochrome will deliver greater detail having its extra 36 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The more modern M11 Monochrome should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.