Sony A6600 vs Sony A55

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A6600 and Sony A55, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are built by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and A55 (16MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (APS-C).

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The A6600 was released 9 years after the A55 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A6600 matches up vs the A55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6600 and Sony SLT-A55. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A6600 Gallery and Sony A55 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A6600 provides outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) while the Sony A55 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the A6600 vs the A55.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A6600 and A55 is 77 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The image here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6600 and A55.

As you have seen, both cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony A6600 to deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The newer A6600 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.