Olympus 6010 vs Sony A6100

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus 6010 and Sony A6100, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The 6010 was announced 11 years before the A6100 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the 6010 matches up vs the A6100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Sony Alpha a6100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 6010 offers exterior dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the 6010 against the A6100.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 6010 and A6100 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through technical specs. The picture underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6010 and A6100.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 6010 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6100 will give greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged 6010 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.