Sony A6100 vs Sony W530

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A6100 versus Sony W530, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and W530 (14MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The A6100 was announced 8 years after the W530 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A6100 matches up versus the W530 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6100 Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6100 offers physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Sony W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the A6100 versus the W530.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A6100 and W530 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The pic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6100 and W530.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A6100 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will deliver greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger A6100 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.