Olympus 7010 vs Sony A6500

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus 7010 vs Sony A6500, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizing.

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The 7010 was announced 8 years before the A6500 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 7010 scores against the A6500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7010 has got outside measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the 7010 compared to the A6500.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and A6500 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by seeing specifications. The picture underneath might give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7010 and A6500.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7010 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6500 will provide extra detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged 7010 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.