Olympus 1s vs Sony A6100

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus 1s vs Sony A6100, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and A6100 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The 1s was released 5 years earlier than the A6100 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the 1s matches up versus the A6100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s and Sony Alpha a6100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 1s Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1s comes with physical dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the 1s vs the A6100.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and A6100 is 79 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 1s and A6100.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 1s due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6100 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged 1s is going to be behind in sensor tech.