Olympus SP-590 UZ vs Sony A6500

Below is a in depth overview of the Olympus SP-590 UZ versus Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the SP-590 UZ (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the SP-590 UZ (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-590 UZ was brought out 8 years prior to the A6500 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the SP-590 UZ scores vs the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-590 UZ and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-590 UZ offers physical dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

See the Olympus SP-590 UZ versus Sony A6500 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the SP-590 UZ versus the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-590 UZ and A6500 is 72 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The visual below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-590 UZ and A6500.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-590 UZ featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6500 will result in more detail having its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older SP-590 UZ will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.