Sony A6600 vs Sony HX80

Below, we will be matching up the Sony A6600 vs Sony HX80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the A6600 (APS-C) and HX80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A6600 was revealed 3 years later than the HX80 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the A6600 scores versus the HX80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The full galleries are available at Sony A6600 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A6600 features exterior measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) while the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the A6600 versus the HX80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6600 and HX80 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The photograph below will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6600 and HX80.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A6600 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A6600 will produce more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer A6600 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.