Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A35

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus SP-800 UZ versus Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the A35 (16MP) is very well matched but the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The SP-800 UZ was manufactured 19 months before the A35 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the SP-800 UZ matches up vs the A35 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ offers external measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SP-800 UZ versus Sony A35 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the SP-800 UZ compared to the A35.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and A35 is 69 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading through specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and A35.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SP-800 UZ featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A35 will give extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.