Sony A6300 vs Sony S980

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A6300 vs Sony S980, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and S980 (12MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and S980 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The A6300 was announced 7 years later than the S980 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A6300 grades vs the S980 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The whole galleries are available at Sony A6300 Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6300 has outside dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony S980 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the A6300 compared to the S980.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and S980 is 83 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6300 and S980.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6300 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6300 will give you more detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger A6300 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.