Pentax VS20 vs Sony A6600

Lets take a more detailed look at the Pentax VS20 and Sony A6600, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the VS20 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the VS20 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The VS20 was introduced 8 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the VS20 scores against the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio VS20 and Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax VS20 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Pentax VS20 enjoys external 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 A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Take a look at the Pentax VS20 and Sony A6600 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the VS20 against the A6600.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VS20 and A6600 is 90 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The visual here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VS20 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VS20 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony A6600 will produce extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots more aggressively. The older VS20 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.