Olympus VR-330 vs Sony A6500

Let's look much closer at the Olympus VR-330 vs Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The VR-330 was brought out 6 years earlier than the A6500 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the VR-330 grades vs the A6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-330 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VR-330 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-330 has got outer measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the VR-330 vs the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-330 and A6500 is 94 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by reading specifications. The visual underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the VR-330 and A6500.

To sum up, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The VR-330 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6500 will offer you greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs more aggressively. The older VR-330 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.