Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony A100

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus SP-610UZ versus Sony A100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and A100 (10MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The SP-610UZ was revealed 4 years later than the A100 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the SP-610UZ matches up vs the A100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SP-610UZ provides outer measurements of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony A100 has specifications of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the SP-610UZ against the A100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the SP-610UZ and A100 is 79 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual here may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-610UZ and A100.

Clearly, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-610UZ using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus SP-610UZ will deliver more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer SP-610UZ provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.