Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A6600

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-1 was announced 6 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the SH-1 grades vs the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SH-1 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-1 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-1 enjoys outside dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the SH-1 and the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-1 and A6600 is 88 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing just by seeing technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-1 and A6600.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SH-1 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will provide extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older SH-1 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.