Sony a1 vs Sony A6000

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony a1 versus Sony A6000, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both sold by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the a1 (50MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the a1 (Full frame) and A6000 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The a1 was unveiled 6 years later than the A6000 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony a1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the a1 grades versus the A6000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a1 & Sony Alpha a6000. The full galleries are provided at Sony a1 Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony a1 offers physical dimensions of 129mm x 97mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 737 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Sony A6000 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") with 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 are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the a1 against the A6000.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the a1 and A6000 is 61 and 85 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by going through specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the a1 and A6000.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The a1 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony a1 will show greater detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern a1 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.