Sony A6100 vs Sony W320

Here, we are evaluating the Sony A6100 and Sony W320, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and W320 (14MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and W320 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The A6100 was announced 9 years after the W320 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the A6100 grades versus the W320 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A6100 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A6100 has got external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony W320 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the A6100 vs the W320.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6100 and W320 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking technical specs. The picture below will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6100 and W320.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A6100 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will give more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The younger A6100 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.