Sony A6500 vs Sony H70
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Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 24MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 25600 (Boost to 51200)
- Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Sony E Mount
- 453g - 120 x 67 x 53mm
- Announced October 2016
- Earlier Model is Sony A6300
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
- 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
- Announced January 2011
Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Overview
Below, we will be contrasting the Sony A6500 vs Sony H70, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and H70 (16MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.
Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a LandslideThe A6500 was introduced 5 years after the H70 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.
Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A6500 grades vs the H70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Gallery
Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The whole galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery and Sony H70 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony A6500 over the Sony H70
A6500 | H70 | |||
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Announced | October 2016 | January 2011 | More modern by 70 months | |
Manual focus | More precise focus | |||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen resolution | 922k | 230k | Sharper screen (+692k dot) | |
Touch screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Sony A6500
H70 | A6500 |
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Common features in the Sony A6500 and Sony H70
A6500 | H70 | |||
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Screen dimension | 3" | 3" | Identical screen measurement | |
Selfie screen | Lacking selfie screen |
Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Physical Comparison
For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A6500 provides external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony H70 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).
Check out the Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the A6500 compared to the H70.
Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and H70 is 81 and 93 respectively.
Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Sensor Comparison
Usually, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The image here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A6500 and H70.
As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6500 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A6500 will resolve extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A6500 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.
Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Screen and ViewFinder
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Sony A6500 vs Sony H70 Specifications
Sony Alpha a6500 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Sony | Sony |
Model type | Sony Alpha a6500 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 |
Type | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Compact |
Announced | 2016-10-06 | 2011-01-06 |
Physical type | Rangefinder-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | Bionz X | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | APS-C | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 366.6mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 24 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 6000 x 4000 | 4608 x 3456 |
Maximum native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
Maximum enhanced ISO | 51200 | - |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW support | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
AF tracking | ||
Selective AF | ||
Center weighted AF | ||
AF multi area | ||
AF live view | ||
Face detection focusing | ||
Contract detection focusing | ||
Phase detection focusing | ||
Total focus points | 425 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Sony E | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 25-250mm (10.0x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.5-5.5 |
Macro focusing distance | - | 5cm |
Total lenses | 121 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 1.5 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 922k dots | 230k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch friendly | ||
Screen tech | - | Clear Photo LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,359k dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.7x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 30 seconds | 30 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/1600 seconds |
Max silent shutter speed | 1/32000 seconds | - |
Continuous shutter rate | 11.0fps | 1.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | 6.00 m (at ISO 100) | 3.60 m |
Flash options | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | 1/160 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x720 |
Video format | MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S | MPEG-4 |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 453 gr (1.00 pounds) | 194 gr (0.43 pounds) |
Dimensions | 120 x 67 x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") | 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 85 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 24.5 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 13.7 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 1405 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 350 shots | - |
Form of battery | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | NP-FW50 | NP-BG1 |
Self timer | Yes | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse recording | With downloadable app | |
Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
Card slots | One | One |
Launch price | $1,298 | $199 |