Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A6500

In this write-up, we are contrasting the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-10 was released 6 years earlier than the A6500 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SZ-10 matches up versus the A6500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-10 and Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-10 offers outer dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 vs the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and A6500 is 90 and 81 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing only by reviewing specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and A6500.

To sum up, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ-10 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6500 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older SZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.