Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6300

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizes.

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The VH-515 was brought out 4 years before the A6300 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the VH-515 scores versus the A6300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the VH-515 and the A6300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and A6300 is 95 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and A6300.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A6300 will provide greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older VH-515 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.