Olympus 6000 vs Sony W530

Following is a thorough analysis of the Olympus 6000 versus Sony W530, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and W530 (14MP) but they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was brought out 18 months earlier than the W530 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the 6000 scores against the W530 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6000 has got outside dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the 6000 vs the W530.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 6000 and W530 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes merely by going through technical specs. The image underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 6000 and W530.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Sony W530 to produce more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 6000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.