Sony A6500 vs Sony WX70

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony A6500 and Sony WX70, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and WX70 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A6500 was revealed 4 years after the WX70 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A6500 matches up versus the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6500 has got outside 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 WX70 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A6500 and Sony WX70 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the A6500 against the WX70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6500 and WX70 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading specifications. The pic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6500 and WX70.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will deliver greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent A6500 should have an edge in sensor tech.