Olympus E-620 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-620 vs Sony A6500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and A6500 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was announced 8 years earlier than the A6500 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-620 grades vs the A6500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-620 & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 provides physical measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-620 vs Sony A6500 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-620 vs the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and A6500 is 71 and 81 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The graphic here may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6500 will offer more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.