Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony A99

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus SZ-12 versus Sony A99, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and A99 (24MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) possess totally different sensor size.

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The SZ-12 was manufactured 11 months earlier than the A99 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SZ-12 grades against the A99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-12 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-12 comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has sizing of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SZ-12 and the A99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-12 and A99 is 89 and 57 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by going over technical specs. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-12 and A99.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SZ-12 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 will deliver more detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos much more aggressively. The older SZ-12 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.