Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony A6400

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The SP-620 UZ was revealed 8 years prior to the A6400 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the SP-620 UZ scores versus the A6400 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-620 UZ features physical dimensions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the SP-620 UZ compared to the A6400.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-620 UZ and A6400 is 78 and 83 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-620 UZ and A6400.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SP-620 UZ having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A6400 will render greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older SP-620 UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.