Olympus TG-870 vs Sony A6100

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus TG-870 versus Sony A6100, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the TG-870 (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the TG-870 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The TG-870 was brought out 4 years prior to the A6100 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the TG-870 matches up versus the A6100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-870 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-870 offers outside measurements of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") along with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the TG-870 vs the A6100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-870 and A6100 is 91 and 81 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The image below might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-870 and A6100.

All in all, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The TG-870 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6100 will render extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged TG-870 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.