Sony A6500 vs Sony HX100V

Let's look much closer at the Sony A6500 and Sony HX100V, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and HX100V (16MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and HX100V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6500 was revealed 5 years after the HX100V which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the A6500 matches up against the HX100V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony HX100V Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A6500 features outer 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) whilst the Sony HX100V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") having a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A6500 and Sony HX100V in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A6500 vs the HX100V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and HX100V is 81 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at a spec sheet. The image below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6500 and HX100V.

Clearly, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 using its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony A6500 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger A6500 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.