Olympus 7030 vs Sony A6600

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus 7030 versus Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The 7030 was launched 10 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 7030 matches up against the A6600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7030 comes with external measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has proportions 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the 7030 versus the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The photograph here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 7030 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7030 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6600 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images more aggressively. The older 7030 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.