Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A6600

Here is a complete comparison of the Olympus SZ-10 and Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-10 was revealed 9 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SZ-10 scores against the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-10 enjoys external dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus SZ-10 and Sony A6600 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the SZ-10 versus the A6600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and A6600 is 90 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing merely by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and A6600.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ-10 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A6600 will result in extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older SZ-10 will be behind in sensor tech.