Olympus SP-565UZ vs Sony A6500

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus SP-565UZ versus Sony A6500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizing.

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The SP-565UZ was manufactured 8 years prior to the A6500 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the SP-565UZ matches up versus the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-565UZ & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-565UZ has physical measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing 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 differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-565UZ vs the A6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-565UZ and A6500 is 72 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The image below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-565UZ and A6500.

As you have seen, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-565UZ due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6500 will give extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The more aged SP-565UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.