Olympus 7010 vs Sony A6600

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 7010 and Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The 7010 was brought out 11 years earlier than the A6600 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 7010 matches up against the A6600 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus 7010 provides external measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the 7010 versus the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and A6600 is 94 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes merely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 7010 and A6600.

Clearly, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Sony A6600 will give greater detail having its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged 7010 is going to be behind in sensor technology.