Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony NEX-6

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus SP-620 UZ and Sony NEX-6, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the NEX-6 (16MP) is fairly close but the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The SP-620 UZ was introduced 14 months earlier than the NEX-6 making them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the SP-620 UZ matches up vs the NEX-6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-620 UZ enjoys external dimensions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-620 UZ and the NEX-6.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-620 UZ and NEX-6 is 78 and 85 respectively.

Usually, its tough to see the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through a spec sheet. The pic underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-620 UZ and NEX-6.

As you can see, each of these cameras feature the identical resolution but not the same sensor dimensions. The SP-620 UZ contains the smaller sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF tougher. The more aged SP-620 UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.