Sony A6600 vs Sony W310

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A6600 and Sony W310, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and W310 (12MP) and the A6600 (APS-C) and W310 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The A6600 was released 9 years after the W310 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the A6600 scores against the W310 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A6600 Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A6600 provides physical dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) whilst the Sony W310 has proportions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the A6600 and the W310.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A6600 and W310 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A6600 and W310.

Clearly, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A6600 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A6600 will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The younger A6600 provides an edge in sensor tech.