Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony A6300

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-15 was introduced 3 years before the A6300 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the SZ-15 scores against the A6300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-15 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-15 features outside dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

See the Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony A6300 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the SZ-15 against the A6300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-15 and A6300 is 88 and 83 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-15 and A6300.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SZ-15 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will show greater detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics way more aggressively. The older SZ-15 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.