Olympus TG-870 vs Sony A6600

The following is a extended analysis of the Olympus TG-870 and Sony A6600, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the TG-870 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the TG-870 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The TG-870 was introduced 4 years before the A6600 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the TG-870 matches up vs the A6600 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Olympus TG-870 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you should factor in its weight and size. The Olympus TG-870 comes with outside dimensions of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the TG-870 compared to the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-870 and A6600 is 91 and 77 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-870 and A6600.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The TG-870 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will give extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged TG-870 is going to be behind in sensor tech.