Sony A6500 vs Sony WX50

Lets look much closer at the Sony A6500 and Sony WX50, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The A6500 was released 4 years after the WX50 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the A6500 grades vs the WX50 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6500 has got physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A6500 against the WX50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6500 and WX50 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The pic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6500 and WX50.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony A6500 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer A6500 provides a benefit in sensor technology.