Olympus 1s vs Sony A6600

Following is a in depth review of the Olympus 1s and Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and A6600 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The 1s was unveiled 5 years earlier than the A6600 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the 1s grades versus the A6600 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 1s comes with outside measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has sizing 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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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the 1s and the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and A6600 is 79 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing specs. The image underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and A6600.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 1s using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will provide extra detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged 1s will be behind in sensor innovation.