Pentax 645D vs Sony A6500

Below, we will be analyzing the Pentax 645D vs Sony A6500, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the 645D (40MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the 645D (Medium format) and A6500 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 645D was revealed 7 years prior to the A6500 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the 645D matches up versus the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax 645D & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are provided at Pentax 645D Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax 645D offers outer dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") accompanied by a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has proportions 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 account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the 645D vs the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 645D and A6500 is 50 and 81 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 645D and A6500.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 645D with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Pentax 645D will give greater detail because of its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 645D is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.