Sony A6100 vs Sony W350

Below, we are evaluating the Sony A6100 vs Sony W350, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and W350 (14MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and W350 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The A6100 was brought out 9 years later than the W350 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise summation of how the A6100 matches up against the W350 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6100 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A6100 comes with outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Sony W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A6100 vs Sony W350 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the A6100 versus the W350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6100 and W350 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A6100 and W350.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6100 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will show more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The younger A6100 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.