Olympus 5010 vs Sony A6300

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus 5010 vs Sony A6300, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The 5010 was revealed 7 years prior to the A6300 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 5010 grades vs the A6300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are available at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 5010 comes with exterior measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the 5010 and the A6300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 5010 and A6300.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 5010 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Sony A6300 will deliver more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older 5010 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.