Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony A900

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Sony A900, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) use different sensor sizing.

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The SP-600 UZ was revealed 16 months later than the A900 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SP-600 UZ matches up against the A900 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-600 UZ features physical dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony A900 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Sony A900 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SP-600 UZ versus the A900.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-600 UZ and A900 is 69 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-600 UZ and A900.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SP-600 UZ with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A900 will offer greater detail because of its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images much more aggressively. The newer SP-600 UZ should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.