Olympus E-600 vs Sony A6100

The following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-600 and Sony A6100, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The E-600 was revealed 11 years prior to the A6100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-600 grades vs the A6100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Sony Alpha a6100. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-600 and Sony A6100 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-600 vs the A6100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and A6100 is 71 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by seeing technical specs. The picture here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and A6100.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6100 will show more detail because of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.