Olympus SH-2 vs Sony A6400

Here is a extensive analysis of the Olympus SH-2 and Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-2 was unveiled 4 years before the A6400 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the SH-2 matches up vs the A6400 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-2 and Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-2 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-2 provides outside measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along 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).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SH-2 vs the A6400.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-2 and A6400 is 88 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-2 and A6400.

To sum up, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SH-2 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6400 will give greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older SH-2 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.