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Sony A6500 vs Sony W830

Portability
81
Imaging
68
Features
85
Overall
74
Sony Alpha a6500 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 front
Portability
96
Imaging
45
Features
26
Overall
37

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Key Specs

Sony A6500
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Increase to 51200)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 453g - 120 x 67 x 53mm
  • Revealed October 2016
  • Succeeded the Sony A6300
Sony W830
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-200mm (F3.3-6.3) lens
  • 122g - 93 x 52 x 23mm
  • Announced January 2014
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Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Overview

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A6500 versus Sony W830, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. The image resolution of the A6500 (24MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the A6500 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The A6500 was released 2 years after the W830 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A6500 grades against the W830 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony A6500 over the Sony W830

 A6500 W830 
AnnouncedOctober 2016January 2014Newer by 34 months
Manually focus Very exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution922k230kCrisper display (+692k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony W830 over the Sony A6500

 W830 A6500 

Common features in the Sony A6500 and Sony W830

 A6500 W830 
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A6500 has got outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Sony A6500 versus Sony W830 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the A6500 against the W830.

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and W830 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 top view buttons comparison

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Sensor Comparison

Often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6500 and W830.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6500 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent A6500 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 sensor size comparison

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A6500 Portrait photography details
Sony W830 Portrait photography details
80
you can focus manually
decent MP (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
has face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
38
MP count decent (20MP)
provides face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony A6500
Street photography with Sony W830
85
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
has touch to focus
environment proofing
great ISO range (25,600)
59
has image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sony A6500 Sports photography info
Sony W830 Sports photography info
77
silent mode (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent MP (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
has tracking focus
environment proofing
has phase detect autofocus
terrible battery power (350 per charge)
43
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
provides tracking autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony A6500 Travel photography highlights
Sony W830 Travel photography highlights
74
environment proofing
supports bluetooth
has touch to focus
decent MP (24MP)
has built in flash
terrible battery power (350 shots)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
67
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
rather wide (25mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A6500 Landscape photography advice
Sony W830 Landscape photography advice
80
you can focus manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent MP (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
great ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
terrible battery power (350 CIPA)
41
rather wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is small (2.7")
no manual mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A6500 as a Vlogging camera
Sony W830 as a Vlogging camera
39
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
has face detect autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
has mic support
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
32
rather wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have external mic support
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Sony A6500 vs Sony W830 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A6500 and Sony W830
 Sony Alpha a6500Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
General Information
Brand Name Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha a6500 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
Class Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Revealed 2016-10-06 2014-01-07
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by Bionz X Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 6000 x 4000 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 25600 3200
Max boosted ISO 51200 -
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 425 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-200mm (8.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.3-6.3
Number of lenses 121 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of screen 922k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 2s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Highest silent shutter speed 1/32000s -
Continuous shooting rate 11.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 100) 2.80 m (with ISO auto)
Flash options Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/160s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 453g (1.00 lb) 122g (0.27 lb)
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") 93 x 52 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 85 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 24.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.7 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1405 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 shots -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC
Card slots One One
Launch price $1,298 $128