Olympus SP-565UZ vs Sony A68

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus SP-565UZ versus Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The SP-565UZ was announced 7 years earlier than the A68 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SP-565UZ matches up versus the A68 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-565UZ & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-565UZ has got outside dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-565UZ versus Sony A68 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the SP-565UZ versus the A68.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SP-565UZ and A68 is 72 and 64 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The visual here may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-565UZ and A68.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-565UZ using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A68 will give more detail with its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ is going to be behind in sensor technology.