Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony A35

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and the A35 (16MP) is very close but the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The SP-610UZ was announced 8 months before the A35 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the SP-610UZ scores against the A35 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony SLT-A35. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-610UZ comes with external measurements of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") with a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony A35 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the SP-610UZ against the A35.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-610UZ and A35 is 79 and 69 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-610UZ and A35.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-610UZ with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony A35 will render extra detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The older SP-610UZ will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.