Sony A6100 vs Sony T90

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony A6100 versus Sony T90, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and T90 (12MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The A6100 was revealed 10 years after the T90 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A6100 grades vs the T90 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The full galleries are provided at Sony A6100 Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A6100 comes with outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony T90 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the A6100 and the T90.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A6100 and T90 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6100 and T90.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A6100 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6100 will give extra detail because of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent A6100 provides a benefit in sensor tech.