Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A6600

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A6600, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was unveiled 10 years earlier than the A6600 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the SP-800 UZ matches up against the A6600 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ offers external measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Compare the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A6600 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-800 UZ and the A6600.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-800 UZ and A6600 is 69 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through a spec sheet. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and A6600.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-800 UZ having a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A6600 will result in extra detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ will be behind in sensor innovation.