Nikon Z6 II vs Sony A6500

Here is a complete review of the Nikon Z6 II vs Sony A6500, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Sony. The resolution of the Z6 II (25MP) and the A6500 (24MP) is pretty comparable but the Z6 II (Full frame) and A6500 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The Z6 II was introduced 4 years later than the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Z6 II scores versus the A6500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z6 II has got physical dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Z6 II and the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Z6 II and A6500 is 61 and 81 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The visual underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and A6500.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Z6 II with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon Z6 II will show greater detail using its extra 1MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger Z6 II should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.