Sony A500 vs Sony A6000

Lets look much closer at the Sony A500 and Sony A6000, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are created by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and A6000 (24MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The A500 was announced 5 years prior to the A6000 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the A500 matches up vs the A6000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 & Sony Alpha a6000. The whole galleries are available at Sony A500 Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A500 offers outer measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony A6000 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") having a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the A500 compared to the A6000.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A500 and A6000 is 63 and 85 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing merely by going through specs. The visual below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A500 and A6000.

All in all, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony A6000 to provide greater detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A500 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.