Sony A6100 vs Sony W610

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony A6100 vs Sony W610, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The A6100 was announced 7 years after the W610 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the A6100 scores vs the W610 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6100 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6100 provides physical dimensions 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 W610 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the A6100 vs the W610.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6100 and W610 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through specs. The image underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A6100 and W610.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6100 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will provide more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more recent A6100 provides an advantage in sensor tech.