Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A58

Here is a extended overview of the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was released 4 years earlier than the A58 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the SP-800 UZ scores vs the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. 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) while the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-800 UZ versus the A58.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-800 UZ and A58 is 69 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by seeing specs. The graphic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-800 UZ and A58.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SP-800 UZ due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A58 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.