Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony A58

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The SP-610UZ was unveiled 3 years before the A58 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the SP-610UZ scores versus the A58 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-610UZ has outside dimensions of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony A58 has proportions of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-610UZ versus the A58.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-610UZ and A58 is 79 and 68 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The visual below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-610UZ and A58.

Clearly, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-610UZ with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A58 will offer greater detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older SP-610UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.