Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony A77 II

Here, we are looking at the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony A77 II, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-600 UZ was released 5 years before the A77 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the SP-600 UZ matches up versus the A77 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-600 UZ provides outer dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony A77 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the SP-600 UZ versus the A77 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-600 UZ and A77 II is 69 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-600 UZ and A77 II.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-600 UZ featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A77 II will show more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.