Olympus 7030 vs Sony A6500

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus 7030 and Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The 7030 was unveiled 7 years before the A6500 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the 7030 grades against the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7030 and Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 has got physical measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the 7030 vs the A6500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and A6500 is 95 and 81 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 7030 and A6500.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7030 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh tougher and the Sony A6500 will resolve more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older 7030 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.