Olympus 6000 vs Sony H400

Below, we are evaluating the Olympus 6000 vs Sony H400, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and H400 (20MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was manufactured 5 years prior to the H400 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the 6000 matches up against the H400 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 6000 features outer dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony H400 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the 6000 and the H400.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6000 and H400 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6000 and H400.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Sony H400 to resolve greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.