Sony A6300 vs Sony A99

Lets take a closer look at the Sony A6300 vs Sony A99, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are sold by Sony. The resolution of the A6300 (24MP) and the A99 (24MP) is fairly comparable but the A6300 (APS-C) and A99 (Full frame) have different sensor size.

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The A6300 was brought out 3 years later than the A99 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the A6300 matches up vs the A99 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A6300 offers physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony A99 has measurements of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the A6300 compared to the A99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6300 and A99 is 83 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6300 and A99.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide the same megapixels but different sensor measurements. The A6300 has got the smaller sensor which will make getting shallow DOF trickier. The more recent A6300 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.