Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A33

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SZ-11 versus Sony A33, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-11 (14MP) and the A33 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-11 was brought out 12 months later than the A33 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the SZ-11 matches up versus the A33 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-11 & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-11 offers physical measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony A33 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the SZ-11 and the A33.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and A33 is 89 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-11 and A33.

Clearly, both the cameras come with the identical megapixel count but not the same sensor sizing. The SZ-11 has the tinier sensor which is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier. The younger SZ-11 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.