Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony A6600

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-610UZ was unveiled 9 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the SP-610UZ matches up versus the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-610UZ comes with outside dimensions 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 A6600 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the SP-610UZ compared to the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-610UZ and A6600 is 79 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-610UZ and A6600.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SP-610UZ with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6600 will produce more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older SP-610UZ will be behind in sensor technology.