Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony NEX-6

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony NEX-6, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and the NEX-6 (16MP) is relatively similar but the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The SP-610UZ was revealed 3 years earlier than the NEX-6 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SP-610UZ matches up versus the NEX-6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The full galleries are available at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-610UZ provides external measurements of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony NEX-6 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SP-610UZ against the NEX-6.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-610UZ and NEX-6 is 79 and 85 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by going over specs. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-610UZ and NEX-6.

All in all, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SP-610UZ with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-6 will offer you more detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged SP-610UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.