Olympus 6010 vs Sony A7R IV

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus 6010 and Sony A7R IV, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and A7R IV (Full frame) possess different sensor sizes.

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The 6010 was brought out 11 years earlier than the A7R IV and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the 6010 grades against the A7R IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6010 comes with exterior dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A7R IV has dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the 6010 versus the A7R IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6010 and A7R IV is 94 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6010 and A7R IV.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A7R IV will resolve greater detail having its extra 49 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older 6010 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.