Olympus 1 vs Sony A900

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus 1 versus Sony A900, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the 1 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the 1 (1/1.7") and A900 (Full frame) use different sensor dimensions.

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The 1 was released 5 years after the A900 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise overview of how the 1 grades vs the A900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 1 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 1 enjoys physical dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony A900 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the 1 against the A900.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 1 and A900 is 79 and 54 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing specifications. The image here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the 1 and A900.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A900 will show more detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent 1 should have an edge in sensor tech.