Olympus SZ-30MR vs Sony A77

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SZ-30MR and Sony A77, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-30MR (16MP) and A77 (24MP) and the SZ-30MR (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-30MR was released 7 months earlier than the A77 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the SZ-30MR matches up vs the A77 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-30MR & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-30MR features physical dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SZ-30MR and Sony A77 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the SZ-30MR versus the A77.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SZ-30MR and A77 is 89 and 59 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The pic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-30MR and A77.

All in all, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SZ-30MR due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A77 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SZ-30MR is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.