Sony A580 vs Sony A6600

Let's examine more in depth at the Sony A580 and Sony A6600, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are sold by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The A580 was announced 9 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the A580 matches up against the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A580 offers exterior measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A580 compared to the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A580 and A6600 is 64 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The visual below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A580 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony A6600 to result in extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A580 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.