Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A6600

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus SH-50 and Sony A6600, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The SH-50 was launched 7 years earlier than the A6600 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the SH-50 matches up versus the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SH-50 and Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SH-50 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-50 offers physical dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check the Olympus SH-50 and Sony A6600 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the SH-50 against the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and A6600 is 88 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The image below will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-50 and A6600.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SH-50 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6600 will render more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged SH-50 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.