Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony A6500

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The SP-600 UZ was brought out 7 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short highlight of how the SP-600 UZ scores vs the A6500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-600 UZ & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-600 UZ features exterior measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has proportions 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SP-600 UZ versus the A6500.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-600 UZ and A6500 is 69 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The graphic here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-600 UZ and A6500.

All in all, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-600 UZ due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6500 will show greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ will be behind in sensor tech.