Sigma SD15 vs Sony A6500

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sigma SD15 versus Sony A6500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Sigma and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD15 (5MP) and A6500 (24MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The SD15 was launched 7 years prior to the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD15 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the SD15 scores vs the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma SD15 & Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are available at Sigma SD15 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Sigma SD15 comes with external measurements of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the SD15 against the A6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD15 and A6500 is 59 and 81 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SD15 and A6500.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony A6500 to render extra detail utilizing its extra 19 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SD15 will be behind in sensor innovation.