Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A65

Let's look much closer at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony A65, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and A65 (24MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The SP-800 UZ was manufactured 21 months before the A65 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SP-800 UZ matches up against the A65 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony SLT-A65. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you will have 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") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SP-800 UZ compared to the A65.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and A65 is 69 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing specifications. The image below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-800 UZ and A65.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SP-800 UZ due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A65 will result in greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ will be behind in sensor tech.