Olympus TG-320 vs Sony A6500

On this page, we are contrasting the Olympus TG-320 and Sony A6500, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the TG-320 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the TG-320 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-320 was brought out 5 years earlier than the A6500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the TG-320 scores against the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus TG-320 & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-320 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-320 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the TG-320 vs the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-320 and A6500 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing merely by going through specifications. The visual here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-320 and A6500.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The TG-320 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A6500 will show greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images more aggressively. The older TG-320 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.