Samsung HZ50W vs Sony A6500

Lets look more in depth at the Samsung HZ50W and Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the HZ50W (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the HZ50W (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The HZ50W was announced 7 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung HZ50W being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the HZ50W matches up versus the A6500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung HZ50W & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung HZ50W Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung HZ50W features outer dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 91mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Look at the Samsung HZ50W and Sony A6500 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the HZ50W and the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the HZ50W and A6500 is 70 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The visual here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the HZ50W and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The HZ50W using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6500 will provide greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older HZ50W will be behind in sensor innovation.