Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony A6600

Below, we are looking at the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Sony A6600, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The SP-600 UZ was announced 10 years prior to the A6600 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the SP-600 UZ scores vs the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus SP-600 UZ enjoys physical measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Sony A6600 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the SP-600 UZ vs the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-600 UZ and A6600 is 69 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-600 UZ and A6600.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-600 UZ having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A6600 will give you greater detail with its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.