Nikon P610 vs Sony A6600

The following is a complete overview of the Nikon P610 vs Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the P610 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the P610 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The P610 was launched 5 years prior to the A6600 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Nikon P610 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the P610 matches up against the A6600 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P610 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon P610 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon P610 features exterior measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 107mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 4.2") along with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the P610 versus the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P610 and A6600 is 65 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking a spec sheet. The pic below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the P610 and A6600.

As you can see, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The P610 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6600 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged P610 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.