Sony A6100 vs Sony HX100V

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.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A6100 Gallery and Sony HX100V Gallery.

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.

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

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.