Olympus 5010 vs Sony A6600

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus 5010 versus Sony A6600, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The 5010 was manufactured 10 years prior to the A6600 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 5010 matches up against the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 5010 and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 5010 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 5010 has got outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst 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 that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the 5010 against the A6600.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and A6600 is 96 and 77 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 5010 and A6600.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 5010 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6600 will offer you more detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older 5010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.