Sony A6500 vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony A6500 versus Sony RX10 IV, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Sony. The resolution of the A6500 (24MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is relatively well matched but the A6500 (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") posses totally different sensor size.

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The A6500 was announced 11 months earlier than the RX10 IV which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the A6500 scores versus the RX10 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6500 provides outside 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 RX10 IV has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A6500 versus Sony RX10 IV in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the A6500 against the RX10 IV.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and RX10 IV is 81 and 52 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A6500 and RX10 IV.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6500 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6500 will resolve greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older A6500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.