Olympus 8000 vs Sony A6300

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus 8000 and Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was launched 7 years earlier than the A6300 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the 8000 scores against the A6300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony Alpha a6300. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 8000 provides physical dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has proportions 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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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the 8000 compared to the A6300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 8000 and A6300 is 94 and 83 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 8000 and A6300.

Clearly, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 8000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6300 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older 8000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.