Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A68

Here, we are looking at the Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-11 was revealed 5 years earlier than the A68 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the SZ-11 matches up vs the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-11 & Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-11 features physical measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SZ-11 compared to the A68.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and A68 is 89 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specifications. The photograph below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-11 and A68.

To sum up, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SZ-11 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A68 will give you more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older SZ-11 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.