Olympus 6000 vs Sony NEX-7

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.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

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.

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.

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

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.