Pentax VS20 vs Sony A6500

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Pentax VS20 versus Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the VS20 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VS20 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The VS20 was manufactured 5 years before the A6500 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the VS20 grades vs the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax Optio VS20 & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax VS20 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax VS20 offers exterior measurements of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the VS20 compared to the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VS20 and A6500 is 90 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the VS20 and A6500.

As you can tell, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VS20 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6500 will resolve more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older VS20 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.