Olympus SP-100 vs Sony A6400

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus SP-100 vs Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SP-100 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SP-100 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The SP-100 was introduced 6 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the SP-100 scores vs the A6400 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SP-100 & Sony Alpha a6400. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-100 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-100 has exterior measurements of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") with a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has dimensions 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the SP-100 and the A6400.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-100 and A6400 is 63 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-100 and A6400.

All in all, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-100 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6400 will give extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older SP-100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.