Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A33

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony A33, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-10 (14MP) and the A33 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-10 was announced 6 months later than the A33 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the SZ-10 matches up vs the A33 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony SLT-A33. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-10 has got outside 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) while the Sony A33 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

Check the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony A33 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the SZ-10 compared to the A33.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and A33 is 90 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and A33.

As you have seen, both cameras posses the exact same resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The SZ-10 offers the smaller sensor which will make obtaining shallower depth of field trickier.