Olympus TG-830 iHS vs Sony A6400

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus TG-830 iHS and Sony A6400, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the TG-830 iHS (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the TG-830 iHS (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-830 iHS was revealed 7 years earlier than the A6400 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-830 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the TG-830 iHS grades versus the A6400 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus TG-830 iHS & Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are available at Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-830 iHS has got exterior dimensions of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the TG-830 iHS and the A6400.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the TG-830 iHS and A6400 is 91 and 83 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-830 iHS and A6400.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The TG-830 iHS using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6400 will deliver more detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older TG-830 iHS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.