Samsung TL500 vs Sony A6600

Below, we are contrasting the Samsung TL500 vs Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the TL500 (10MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the TL500 (1/1.7") and A6600 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The TL500 was released 10 years before the A6600 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Samsung TL500 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the TL500 matches up against the A6600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung TL500 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung TL500 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Samsung TL500 has physical dimensions of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs) and 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).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the TL500 vs the A6600.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TL500 and A6600 is 88 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the TL500 and A6600.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The TL500 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged TL500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.