Sony A9 II vs Sony A500

Following is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A9 II and Sony A500, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the A9 II (24MP) and A500 (12MP) and the A9 II (Full frame) and A500 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The A9 II was unveiled 10 years after the A500 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the A9 II scores vs the A500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II and Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The full galleries are provided at Sony A9 II Gallery and Sony A500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A9 II comes with outside measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony A500 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the A9 II against the A500.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A9 II and A500 is 62 and 63 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The image below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A9 II and A500.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A9 II with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A9 II will provide you with extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more recent A9 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.