Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A7 II

Below is a detailed overview of the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony A7 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and A7 II (Full frame) provide different sensor sizes.

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The SZ-11 was announced 4 years prior to the A7 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the SZ-11 grades vs the A7 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-11 & Sony Alpha A7 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Sony A7 II Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-11 offers exterior dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony A7 II has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony A7 II in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SZ-11 compared to the A7 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-11 and A7 II is 89 and 69 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-11 and A7 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SZ-11 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A7 II will provide more detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older SZ-11 will be behind in sensor technology.