Sony A6000 vs Sony A58

Let's look more in depth at the Sony A6000 versus Sony A58, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are built by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A6000 (24MP) and the A58 (20MP) is very comparable and both cameras boast the same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The A6000 was revealed 5 months after the A58 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple overview of how the A6000 scores vs the A58 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Sony A6000 offers outside 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 A58 has specifications of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the A6000 versus the A58.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6000 and A58 is 85 and 68 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by going through specifications. The picture here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6000 and A58.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Sony A6000 to show more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively.