Sony A6500 vs Sony W510

Lets look more closely at the Sony A6500 vs Sony W510, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W510 (12MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The A6500 was announced 5 years later than the W510 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A6500 grades versus the W510 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A6500 has physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony W510 has sizing of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Sony A6500 vs Sony W510 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the A6500 against the W510.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6500 and W510 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A6500 and W510.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6500 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will offer greater detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger A6500 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.