Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony A6500

Below is a thorough review of the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was announced 4 years earlier than the A6500 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the XZ-10 scores vs the A6500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-10 offers exterior measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the XZ-10 against the A6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and A6500 is 91 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specifications. The graphic here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-10 and A6500.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6500 will offer you more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older XZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.