Olympus 7000 vs Sony A6300

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus 7000 versus Sony A6300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7000 was launched 8 years earlier than the A6300 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 7000 scores against the A6300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Sony Alpha a6300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 comes with external dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the 7000 and the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and A6300 is 94 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing specifications. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and A6300.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7000 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6300 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.