Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A6400

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The SH-1 was revealed 5 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the SH-1 grades against the A6400 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-1 & Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are available at Olympus SH-1 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-1 provides outside measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A6400 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the SH-1 versus the A6400.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SH-1 and A6400 is 88 and 83 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by reading specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-1 and A6400.

Plainly, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SH-1 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6400 will deliver greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older SH-1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.