Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A6500

The following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus SH-50 and Sony A6500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The SH-50 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the A6500 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the SH-50 scores versus the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SH-50 & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-50 comes with exterior dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SH-50 compared to the A6500.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and A6500 is 88 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The pic below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-50 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SH-50 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6500 will offer more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SH-50 is going to be behind in sensor technology.