Sony A6500 vs Sony S2100

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony A6500 and Sony S2100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and S2100 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The A6500 was manufactured 6 years later than the S2100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the A6500 scores versus the S2100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony S2100 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A6500 comes with 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) while the Sony S2100 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the A6500 against the S2100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A6500 and S2100 is 81 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through specifications. The graphic here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6500 and S2100.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6500 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6500 will result in extra detail due to its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer A6500 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.