Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A380

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A380, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-10 (14MP) and the A380 (14MP) is very well matched but the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A380 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The SZ-10 was announced 18 months after the A380 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SZ-10 matches up against the A380 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A380 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-10 has got external dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony A380 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-10 versus the A380.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and A380 is 90 and 68 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and A380.

All in all, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor dimensions. The SZ-10 offers the tinier sensor which is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult. The newer SZ-10 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.