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Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V

Portability
81
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76
Sony Alpha a6100 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V front
Portability
66
Imaging
39
Features
50
Overall
43

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Key Specs

Sony A6100
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Push to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 396g - 120 x 67 x 59mm
  • Announced August 2019
Sony HX100V
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 27-810mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 577g - 122 x 87 x 93mm
  • Introduced October 2011
  • Updated by Sony HX200V
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Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and HX100V (16MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and HX100V (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A6100 was launched 7 years after the HX100V which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A6100 matches up vs the HX100V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony A6100 over the Sony HX100V

 A6100 HX100V 
IntroducedAugust 2019October 2011More modern by 96 months
Display resolution922k921kClearer display (+1k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony HX100V over the Sony A6100

 HX100V A6100 

Common features in the Sony A6100 and Sony HX100V

 A6100 HX100V 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingTiltingTilting display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display sizing

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Physical Comparison

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A6100 provides outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony HX100V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the A6100 versus the HX100V.

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A6100 and HX100V is 81 and 66 respectively.

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V top view buttons comparison

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes merely by going through specs. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6100 and HX100V.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A6100 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6100 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A6100 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V sensor size comparison

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A6100 Portrait photography info
Sony HX100V Portrait photography info
81
manual focus
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
comes with face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
39
you can focus manually
MP count good (16MP)
cannot use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony A6100 Street photography factors
Sony HX100V Street photography factors
79
tilting screen
sensor size is good (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
offers focus by touch
good ISO range (32,000)
lack of image stabilization
50
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than competition (577 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sony A6100 Sports photography info
Sony HX100V Sports photography info
74
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
comes with tracking autofocus
sensor has phase detect AF
lack of image stabilization
49
long zoom range (27-810mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16MP)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony A6100 Travel photography features
Sony HX100V Travel photography features
86
connects via bluetooth
offers focus by touch
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
54
MP count good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
decently wide (27mm)
long zoom (810mm)
no Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (577g)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A6100 Landscape photography info
Sony HX100V Landscape photography info
79
manual focus
change lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
good ISO range (32,000)
delivers RAW files
lack of image stabilization
47
you can focus manually
decently wide (27mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16MP)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A6100 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX100V Vlogging highlights
79
screen is selfie friendly
touch screen
comes with face detection focusing
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
includes external microphone jack
lack of image stabilization
25
decently wide (27mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
no microphone support
more heavy than competition (577 grams)
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Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A6100 and Sony HX100V
 Sony Alpha a6100Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha a6100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2019-08-28 2011-10-21
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 6000 x 4000 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 32000 3200
Highest boosted ISO 51200 -
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 425 9
Lens
Lens mount Sony E fixed lens
Lens focal range - 27-810mm (30.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.8-5.6
Available lenses 121 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Type of display Tilting Tilting
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 922k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech - XtraFine LCD display with TruBlack technology
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 11.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.00 m (at ISO 100) 12.70 m
Flash modes Flash off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless, hi-speed Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 396 gr (0.87 lbs) 577 gr (1.27 lbs)
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") 122 x 87 x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 420 pictures -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-FW50 NP-FH50
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Price at launch $748 $429