Samsung DV150F vs Sony A6500

On this page, we are looking at the Samsung DV150F versus Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the DV150F (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the DV150F (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The DV150F was launched 4 years prior to the A6500 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung DV150F being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short view of how the DV150F scores vs the A6500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung DV150F & Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are available at Samsung DV150F Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung DV150F features exterior dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the DV150F and the A6500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the DV150F and A6500 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specifications. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the DV150F and A6500.

To sum up, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The DV150F featuring a tinier sensor will make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A6500 will give more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older DV150F is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.