Sony A580 vs Sony A6300

Lets look more in depth at the Sony A580 and Sony A6300, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) but both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The A580 was launched 5 years before the A6300 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the A580 matches up vs the A6300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and Sony Alpha a6300. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A580 offers external measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

See the Sony A580 and Sony A6300 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the A580 versus the A6300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A580 and A6300 is 64 and 83 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The visual here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A580 and A6300.

All in all, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You should anticipate the Sony A6300 to render extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older A580 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.