Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony NEX-6

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony NEX-6, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the NEX-6 (16MP) is very well matched but the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The SP-800 UZ was revealed 4 years earlier than the NEX-6 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the SP-800 UZ grades versus the NEX-6 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony Alpha NEX-6. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery and Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-800 UZ has outside dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony NEX-6 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the SP-800 UZ compared to the NEX-6.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-800 UZ and NEX-6 is 69 and 85 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by checking specifications. The visual underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-800 UZ and NEX-6.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SP-800 UZ with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony NEX-6 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.