Sony A6500 vs Sony T900

Here, we are contrasting the Sony A6500 vs Sony T900, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and T900 (12MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and T900 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The A6500 was brought out 7 years later than the T900 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the A6500 matches up against the T900 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6500 has outer 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 T900 has dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the A6500 compared to the T900.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and T900 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The visual below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A6500 and T900.

All in all, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6500 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A6500 will give greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The younger A6500 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.