Sony A7S II vs Sony A6000

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony A7S II and Sony A6000, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are offered by Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the A7S II (12MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the A7S II (Full frame) and A6000 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was manufactured 18 months after the A6000 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A7S II matches up versus the A6000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7S II and Sony Alpha a6000. The entire galleries are available at Sony A7S II Gallery and Sony A6000 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A7S II has outside dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony A6000 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

See the Sony A7S II and Sony A6000 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the A7S II versus the A6000.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7S II and A6000 is 68 and 85 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing technical specs. The picture underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S II and A6000.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A7S II because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6000 will offer greater detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more modern A7S II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.