Olympus 7000 vs Sony A850

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus 7000 and Sony A850, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A850 (25MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 7000 was announced 15 months prior to the A850 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the 7000 grades vs the A850 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Sony A850 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7000 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus 7000 and Sony A850 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the 7000 versus the A850.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and A850 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and A850.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 7000 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A850 will give more detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 7000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.