Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A7 II

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony A7 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A7 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was launched 5 years earlier than the A7 II which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SP-800 UZ matches up versus the A7 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony Alpha A7 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony A7 II Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-800 UZ provides outside measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony A7 II has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the SP-800 UZ versus the A7 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-800 UZ and A7 II is 69 and 69 respectively.

Generally, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading specifications. The pic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and A7 II.

Plainly, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SP-800 UZ featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7 II will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.