Olympus E-420 vs Canon T6s

Canon T6s advantages over Olympus E-420

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 4/3
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Tilt-swivel screen
  Tilt-swivel vs none
  Tilt and swivel the screen for maximum shooting flexibility
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  T6s test data on DxO Mark E-420 test data on DxO Mark
  915 vs 527 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  T6s test data on DxO Mark E-420 test data on DxO Mark
  12.0 vs 10.4 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• More telephoto lens reach
  216 mm vs 84 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• More cross-type AF points
  19 vs 1
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Newer
  9 years vs 17 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  1040k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.51x vs 0.46x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.2 vs 10.0 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• More AF points
  19 vs 3
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Faster JPEG shooting
  4.8 fps vs 3.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  Unlimited vs 13 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility