Olympus SH-3 vs Sony A6600

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus SH-3 and Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the SH-3 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the SH-3 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The SH-3 was launched 4 years before the A6600 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the SH-3 grades versus the A6600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-3 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-3 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SH-3 offers 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) whilst the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SH-3 and Sony A6600 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SH-3 and the A6600.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-3 and A6600 is 88 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-3 and A6600.

As you have seen, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SH-3 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6600 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The older SH-3 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.