Sony A6500 vs Sony H70

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.

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The 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.

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.

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.

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.