Sony A6500 vs Sony W610

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A6500 and Sony W610, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6500 was brought out 4 years later than the W610 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the A6500 scores vs the W610 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A6500 comes with external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A6500 and Sony W610 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the A6500 compared to the W610.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and W610 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The photograph here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A6500 and W610.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6500 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A6500 will provide you with more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The fresher A6500 will have an advantage in sensor tech.