Olympus 6010 vs Sony A6300

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 6010 and Sony A6300, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The 6010 was revealed 7 years prior to the A6300 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise summary of how the 6010 matches up versus the A6300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 6010 has got exterior 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) while the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the 6010 and the A6300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6010 and A6300 is 94 and 83 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions only by looking through specifications. The image here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6010 and A6300.

To sum up, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 6010 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged 6010 will be behind in sensor technology.