Olympus 7010 vs Sony NEX-6

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus 7010 versus Sony NEX-6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The 7010 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the NEX-6 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the 7010 scores vs the NEX-6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7010 provides outside dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony NEX-6 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the 7010 compared to the NEX-6.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 7010 and NEX-6 is 94 and 85 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The graphic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and NEX-6.

Plainly, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7010 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-6 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older 7010 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.