Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony A3000

The following is a extended review of the Olympus SZ-12 and Sony A3000, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-12 was released 19 months prior to the A3000 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the SZ-12 grades versus the A3000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-12 and Sony Alpha A3000. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery and Sony A3000 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-12 enjoys outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony A3000 has measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-12 versus the A3000.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-12 and A3000 is 89 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specifications. The picture here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-12 and A3000.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SZ-12 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A3000 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SZ-12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.