Olympus 6020 vs Sony NEX-F3

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus 6020 versus Sony NEX-F3, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the 6020 (13MP) and the NEX-F3 (16MP) is fairly close but the 6020 (1/2.3") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The 6020 was unveiled 3 years before the NEX-F3 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the 6020 scores vs the NEX-F3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 6020 Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6020 has got physical measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony NEX-F3 has proportions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the 6020 against the NEX-F3.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and NEX-F3 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 6020 and NEX-F3.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6020 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony NEX-F3 will render more detail having an extra 3MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older 6020 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.