Olympus SZ-16 iHS vs Sony A6600

Here is a in depth overview of the Olympus SZ-16 iHS vs Sony A6600, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the SZ-16 iHS (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SZ-16 iHS (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-16 iHS was manufactured 7 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-16 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SZ-16 iHS matches up vs the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-16 iHS and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SZ-16 iHS Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-16 iHS has got external measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the SZ-16 iHS vs the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-16 iHS and A6600 is 89 and 77 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-16 iHS and A6600.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SZ-16 iHS due to its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh tougher and the Sony A6600 will produce more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The older SZ-16 iHS will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.