Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony A58

Here is a complete analysis of the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony A58, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The SP-810 UZ was announced 3 years prior to the A58 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SP-810 UZ scores vs the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony SLT-A58. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery and Sony A58 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SP-810 UZ enjoys external dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony A58 has specifications 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 Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SP-810 UZ and the A58.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-810 UZ and A58 is 78 and 68 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-810 UZ and A58.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SP-810 UZ using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A58 will offer you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-810 UZ is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.