Sony A6500 vs Sony HX90V

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony A6500 and Sony HX90V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and HX90V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The A6500 was brought out 19 months later than the HX90V making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the A6500 matches up against the HX90V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A6500 has got exterior measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A6500 versus the HX90V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and HX90V is 81 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A6500 and HX90V.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6500 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will give you extra detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics more aggressively. The younger A6500 will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.