Olympus 1 vs Sony A65

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus 1 vs Sony A65, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the 1 (12MP) and A65 (24MP) and the 1 (1/1.7") and A65 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1 was announced 2 years after the A65 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 1 grades versus the A65 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1 and Sony SLT-A65. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 1 Gallery and Sony A65 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1 has got outer measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony A65 has measurements of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the 1 compared to the A65.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1 and A65 is 79 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The picture below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 1 and A65.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 1 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A65 will show greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger 1 is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.