Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony A6600

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SP-810 UZ versus Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-810 UZ was unveiled 9 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the SP-810 UZ matches up versus the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-810 UZ & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-810 UZ offers external dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SP-810 UZ versus Sony A6600 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the SP-810 UZ against the A6600.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-810 UZ and A6600 is 78 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specifications. The graphic below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-810 UZ and A6600.

Plainly, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-810 UZ with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6600 will show more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older SP-810 UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.