Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6600

Below, we are matching up the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The VH-515 was unveiled 8 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the VH-515 scores vs the A6600 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 has outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A6600 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the VH-515 against the A6600.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the VH-515 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and A6600.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6600 will show more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older VH-515 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.