Sony A6300 vs Sony W610

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A6300 and Sony W610, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6300 was revealed 4 years after the W610 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the A6300 matches up against the W610 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The full galleries are provided at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A6300 provides outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the A6300 versus the W610.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6300 and W610 is 83 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through specifications. The picture underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6300 and W610.

To sum up, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A6300 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6300 will give greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more modern A6300 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.