Panasonic S1R vs Sony A6500

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic S1R versus Sony A6500, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and A6500 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The S1R was released 2 years later than the A6500 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S1R grades against the A6500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R and Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic S1R Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1R offers exterior measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") along with a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the S1R against the A6500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1R and A6500 is 54 and 81 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S1R and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S1R because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic S1R will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 23MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent S1R provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.