Sony A6500 vs Sony S950

Lets look closer at the Sony A6500 vs Sony S950, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and S950 (10MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The A6500 was launched 7 years later than the S950 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A6500 grades against the S950 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A6500 enjoys external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony S950 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the A6500 versus the S950.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6500 and S950 is 81 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6500 and S950.

As you can see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A6500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more recent A6500 should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.