Sony a1 vs Sony RX100 VI

Below is a detailed assessment of the Sony a1 and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the a1 (50MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the a1 (Full frame) and RX100 VI (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The a1 was brought out 2 years later than the RX100 VI and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony a1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the a1 matches up against the RX100 VI in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are provided at Sony a1 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony a1 has external dimensions of 129mm x 97mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 737 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the a1 and the RX100 VI.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the a1 and RX100 VI is 61 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The graphic below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the a1 and RX100 VI.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The a1 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony a1 will give extra detail having its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The fresher a1 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.