Sony A6000 vs Sony W530

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sony A6000 versus Sony W530, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and W530 (14MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The A6000 was launched 3 years later than the W530 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the A6000 scores against the W530 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6000 has physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the A6000 versus the W530.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A6000 and W530 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A6000 and W530.

Clearly, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6000 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6000 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern A6000 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.