Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A37

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A37, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-10 (14MP) and the A37 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-10 was introduced 15 months prior to the A37 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the SZ-10 scores vs the A37 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony SLT-A37. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-10 has got external dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony A37 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 compared to the A37.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and A37 is 90 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and A37.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SZ-10 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A37 will produce greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots more aggressively. The older SZ-10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.