Pentax RS1500 vs Sony A6600

Let's take a closer look at the Pentax RS1500 and Sony A6600, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the RS1500 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the RS1500 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The RS1500 was unveiled 9 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Pentax RS1500 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the RS1500 grades versus the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax Optio RS1500 and Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are available at Pentax RS1500 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax RS1500 offers outer measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Look at the Pentax RS1500 and Sony A6600 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the RS1500 compared to the A6600.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the RS1500 and A6600 is 93 and 77 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the RS1500 and A6600.

All in all, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RS1500 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6600 will provide you with more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older RS1500 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.