Sony A3000 vs Sony A6600

Below is a thorough overview of the Sony A3000 versus Sony A6600, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are designed by Sony. The resolution of the A3000 (20MP) and the A6600 (24MP) is pretty comparable and they feature the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The A3000 was manufactured 7 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the A3000 grades versus the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A3000 and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A3000 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A3000 comes with outside measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the A3000 compared to the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A3000 and A6600 is 69 and 77 respectively.

Normally, its tough to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The photograph here should give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A3000 and A6600.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony A6600 to produce greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A3000 will be behind in sensor technology.