Sony A6500 vs Sony G3

On this page, we will be comparing the Sony A6500 and Sony G3, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and G3 (10MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The A6500 was brought out 7 years after the G3 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summation of how the A6500 matches up vs the G3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A6500 offers outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony G3 has proportions of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A6500 and Sony G3 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the A6500 versus the G3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and G3 is 81 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by researching a spec sheet. The image here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A6500 and G3.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will result in extra detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger A6500 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.