Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A68

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-10 was released 5 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the SZ-10 matches up against the A68 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-10 enjoys external dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the SZ-10 vs the A68.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and A68 is 90 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to envision the contrast in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The photograph below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ-10 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony A68 will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ-10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.