Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look closer at the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony A6500, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera 2 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was manufactured 3 years before the A6500 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the Galaxy Camera 2 matches up versus the A6500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 has got outside dimensions of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Check out the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony A6500 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 versus the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy Camera 2 and A6500 is 90 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by going through a spec sheet. The image below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera 2 and A6500.

As you can see, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Galaxy Camera 2 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony A6500 will show extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged Galaxy Camera 2 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.