Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A6600

The following is a complete analysis of the Olympus VH-410 and Sony A6600, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizing.

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The VH-410 was revealed 8 years before the A6600 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the VH-410 matches up vs the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-410 & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 comes with exterior dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Examine the Olympus VH-410 and Sony A6600 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the VH-410 and the A6600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and A6600.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VH-410 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6600 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged VH-410 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.