Sony A9 II vs Sony A6500

Here is a comprehensive review of the Sony A9 II versus Sony A6500, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A9 II (24MP) and the A6500 (24MP) is fairly comparable but the A9 II (Full frame) and A6500 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A9 II was brought out 3 years later than the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the A9 II scores against the A6500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A9 II has outside dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has dimensions 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the A9 II and the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A9 II and A6500 is 62 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A9 II and A6500.

Clearly, the two cameras posses the exact same megapixels but different sensor sizing. The A9 II features the larger sensor which will make obtaining shallower DOF simpler. The fresher A9 II provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.