Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look closer at the Olympus VH-410 versus Sony A6500, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The VH-410 was released 5 years prior to the A6500 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the VH-410 scores against the A6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-410 and Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 has got outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Check the Olympus VH-410 versus Sony A6500 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the VH-410 versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-410 and A6500 is 95 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by seeing specifications. The image underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and A6500.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VH-410 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6500 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged VH-410 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.