Olympus 6020 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 6020 and Sony NEX-7, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The 6020 was released 22 months before the NEX-7 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the 6020 scores versus the NEX-7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6020 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6020 comes with outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-7 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

Check out the Olympus 6020 and Sony NEX-7 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 6020 against the NEX-7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6020 and NEX-7 is 95 and 84 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6020 and NEX-7.

All in all, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 6020 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony NEX-7 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged 6020 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.