Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A9 II

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A9 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was launched 10 years before the A9 II which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the SP-800 UZ grades against the A9 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-800 UZ features outer dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A9 II has proportions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the SP-800 UZ versus the A9 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and A9 II is 69 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading through technical specs. The picture below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-800 UZ and A9 II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SP-800 UZ because of its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony A9 II will give you more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.