Sony A6000 vs Sony W610

On this page, we are matching up the Sony A6000 versus Sony W610, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A6000 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A6000 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The A6000 was launched 2 years later than the W610 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the A6000 scores versus the W610 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6000 Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A6000 offers outside dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the A6000 against the W610.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6000 and W610 is 85 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The graphic below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6000 and W610.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6000 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6000 will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The younger A6000 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.