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Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7

Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
21
Overall
28
Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 front
 
Sony Alpha NEX-7 front
Portability
84
Imaging
63
Features
71
Overall
66

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Key Specs

Olympus 6000
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 50 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 179g - 95 x 63 x 22mm
  • Revealed July 2009
  • Other Name is mju Tough 6000
Sony NEX-7
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 400g - 120 x 67 x 43mm
  • Launched December 2011
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Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Overview

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus 6000 versus Sony NEX-7, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The 6000 was manufactured 3 years before the NEX-7 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the 6000 grades versus the NEX-7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 6000 over the Sony NEX-7

 6000 NEX-7 

Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Olympus 6000

 NEX-7 6000 
LaunchedDecember 2011July 2009More recent by 29 months
Focus manually Dial precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kCrisper screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 6000 and Sony NEX-7

 6000 NEX-7 
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 6000 has outer measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-7 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

Check the Olympus 6000 versus Sony NEX-7 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 6000 versus the NEX-7.

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6000 and NEX-7 is 94 and 84 respectively.

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and NEX-7.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6000 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will show greater detail due to its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older 6000 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 sensor size comparison

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 6000 Portrait photography details
Sony NEX-7 Portrait photography details
19
manual focus not available
manual mode not available
no external flash support
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
77
you can focus manually
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 6000 Street photography information
Sony NEX-7 Street photography information
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
no moving screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
76
screen tilts up and down
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 6000 as a Sports photography camera
Sony NEX-7 as a Sports photography camera
33
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
61
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
great battery life (430 CIPA)
no image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 6000 as a Travel photography camera
Sony NEX-7 as a Travel photography camera
61
environment proofing
flash built-in
pretty wide (28mm)
no Timelapse recording
low megapixels (10MP)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
70
great battery life (430 shots)
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
built-in flash
missing Time Lapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 6000 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony NEX-7 as a Landscape photography camera
35
pretty wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.7")
manual mode not available
low megapixels (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
no Timelapse recording
72
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
great battery life (430 per charge)
no image stabilization
missing Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 6000 Vlogging factors
Sony NEX-7 Vlogging factors
28
pretty wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (640 x 480 resolution)
no external microphone jack
35
comes with face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with external mic support
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
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Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 6000 and Sony NEX-7
 Olympus Stylus Tough 6000Sony Alpha NEX-7
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 Sony Alpha NEX-7
Also called mju Tough 6000 -
Class Small Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2009-07-01 2011-12-13
Physical type Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 1600 16000
Minimum native ISO 50 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 28-102mm (3.6x) -
Max aperture f/3.5-5.1 -
Macro focus distance 2cm -
Number of lenses - 121
Crop factor 5.8 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 2.7 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.73x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 1/4s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate - 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.00 m 6.00 m
Flash options Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 179 grams (0.39 pounds) 400 grams (0.88 pounds)
Dimensions 95 x 63 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 81
DXO Color Depth score not tested 24.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.4
DXO Low light score not tested 1016
Other
Battery life - 430 pictures
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - NPFW50
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images))
Time lapse feature
Type of storage xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Cost at release $259 $699