Sony A6000 vs Sony W560

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A6000 versus Sony W560, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and W560 (14MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6000 was launched 3 years after the W560 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the A6000 scores versus the W560 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A6000 provides external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony W560 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the A6000 versus the W560.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A6000 and W560 is 85 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The image here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the A6000 and W560.

As you have seen, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6000 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6000 will give more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern A6000 will have an edge in sensor technology.