Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus SZ-10 and Sony A77 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-10 was unveiled 4 years before the A77 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the SZ-10 grades versus the A77 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-10 offers physical measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Check the Olympus SZ-10 and Sony A77 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 vs the A77 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and A77 II is 90 and 62 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The graphic here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-10 and A77 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SZ-10 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A77 II will resolve more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older SZ-10 is going to be behind in sensor technology.