Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6100

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus VH-515 versus Sony A6100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The VH-515 was released 8 years earlier than the A6100 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the VH-515 grades versus the A6100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Alpha a6100. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus VH-515 features outer measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony A6100 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

Look at the Olympus VH-515 versus Sony A6100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the VH-515 against the A6100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and A6100 is 95 and 81 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and A6100.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6100 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older VH-515 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.