Olympus 7000 vs Sony A900

The following is a thorough analysis of the Olympus 7000 vs Sony A900, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7000 was released 3 months after the A900 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the 7000 grades against the A900 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 has got outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Sony A900 has measurements 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the 7000 compared to the A900.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and A900 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 7000 and A900.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 7000 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A900 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos much more aggressively.