Sony A7S vs Sony A6000

Below, we are evaluating the Sony A7S and Sony A6000, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both built by Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and A6000 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The A7S was manufactured at a similar time to the A6000 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A7S scores against the A6000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7S & Sony Alpha a6000. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7S Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7S has got external measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony A6000 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the A7S vs the A6000.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and A6000 is 77 and 85 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A7S and A6000.

Clearly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7S because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6000 will result in extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively.