Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony A6100

Lets look much closer at the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony A6100, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the SP-820UZ (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-820UZ was released 8 years before the A6100 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the SP-820UZ scores vs the A6100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Sony Alpha a6100. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-820UZ comes with physical measurements of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the SP-820UZ compared to the A6100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-820UZ and A6100 is 69 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by viewing technical specs. The pic here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-820UZ and A6100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-820UZ featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony A6100 will render more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged SP-820UZ will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.