Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony A100

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony A100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and A100 (10MP) and the SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-810 UZ was unveiled 5 years later than the A100 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SP-810 UZ matches up versus the A100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-810 UZ & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The full galleries are available at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-810 UZ features exterior dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony A100 has sizing of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SP-810 UZ versus the A100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-810 UZ and A100 is 78 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-810 UZ and A100.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-810 UZ using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Olympus SP-810 UZ will resolve more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The newer SP-810 UZ is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.