Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony NEX-6

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony NEX-6, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was manufactured within a month of the NEX-6 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the XZ-10 scores vs the NEX-6 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery and Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 comes with physical dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony NEX-6 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony NEX-6 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the XZ-10 against the NEX-6.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and NEX-6 is 91 and 85 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The pic here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and NEX-6.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony NEX-6 will give you greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.