Sony A500 vs Sony RX100 VI

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A500 versus Sony RX100 VI, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the A500 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the A500 (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The A500 was manufactured 9 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the A500 grades versus the RX100 VI when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A500 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A500 has external measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VI has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A500 versus Sony RX100 VI in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the A500 and the RX100 VI.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A500 and RX100 VI is 63 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A500 and RX100 VI.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will produce extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older A500 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.