Sony A580 vs Sony A6500

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A580 vs Sony A6500, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The A580 was brought out 6 years prior to the A6500 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the A580 scores versus the A6500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A580 comes with exterior measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the A580 and the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and A6500 is 64 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The visual below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A580 and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony A6500 to offer extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older A580 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.