Sony A6500 vs Sony W570

Here, we will be reviewing the Sony A6500 vs Sony W570, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W570 (16MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W570 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6500 was launched 5 years after the W570 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A6500 scores versus the W570 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Sony A6500 has physical measurements 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 W570 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the A6500 vs the W570.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and W570 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A6500 and W570.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6500 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The younger A6500 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.