Sony A350 vs Sony RX100 VI

Below is a detailed overview of the Sony A350 and Sony RX100 VI, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A350 (14MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the A350 (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The A350 was brought out 11 years before the RX100 VI and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A350 matches up against the RX100 VI with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A350 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A350 features outer measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A350 and Sony RX100 VI in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the A350 against the RX100 VI.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A350 and RX100 VI is 62 and 88 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A350 and RX100 VI.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A350 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 VI will offer extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older A350 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.