Sony A6300 vs Sony T90

Following is a complete review of the Sony A6300 vs Sony T90, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and T90 (12MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A6300 was manufactured 7 years after the T90 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A6300 matches up against the T90 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6300 provides outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony T90 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the A6300 versus the T90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6300 and T90 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by going over specs. The picture below will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6300 and T90.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6300 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The younger A6300 should have an edge in sensor innovation.