Sony A7S vs Sony A6500

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony A7S versus Sony A6500, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both built by Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and A6500 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The A7S was revealed 3 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the A7S matches up against the A6500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7S and Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A7S Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A7S enjoys external measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the A7S versus the A6500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A7S and A6500 is 77 and 81 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7S and A6500.

As you can see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7S using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony A6500 will result in greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The older A7S will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.