Sony A6000 vs Sony H20

In this article, we will be comparing the Sony A6000 and Sony H20, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and H20 (10MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and H20 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A6000 was brought out 5 years later than the H20 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A6000 matches up versus the H20 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6000 Gallery and Sony H20 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A6000 provides outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Sony H20 has sizing of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the A6000 compared to the H20.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6000 and H20 is 85 and 87 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6000 and H20.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6000 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony A6000 will result in greater detail having its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The younger A6000 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.