Sigma SD9 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look closer at the Sigma SD9 vs Sony A6500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Sigma and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the SD9 (3MP) and A6500 (24MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The SD9 was manufactured 15 years prior to the A6500 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SD9 scores versus the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD9 & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Sigma SD9 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sigma SD9 offers outer measurements of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the SD9 compared to the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SD9 and A6500 is 54 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD9 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony A6500 to deliver greater detail due to its extra 21MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older SD9 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.