Samsung PL210 vs Sony A6000

Below, we are looking at the Samsung PL210 and Sony A6000, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the PL210 (14MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the PL210 (1/2.3") and A6000 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The PL210 was unveiled 4 years prior to the A6000 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung PL210 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the PL210 matches up vs the A6000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung PL210 & Sony Alpha a6000. The full galleries are provided at Samsung PL210 Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Samsung PL210 comes with outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A6000 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

Look at the Samsung PL210 and Sony A6000 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the PL210 compared to the A6000.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the PL210 and A6000 is 99 and 85 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by reading specifications. The graphic here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PL210 and A6000.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PL210 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6000 will offer you more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older PL210 is going to be behind in sensor tech.