Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony A6400

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-15 was brought out 6 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SZ-15 matches up against the A6400 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-15 & Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-15 has exterior measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) while the Sony A6400 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Sony A6400 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the SZ-15 against the A6400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-15 and A6400 is 88 and 83 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading specs. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-15 and A6400.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ-15 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6400 will deliver greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older SZ-15 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.