Olympus 7000 vs Sony A35

Here is a detailed assessment of the Olympus 7000 versus Sony A35, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A35 (16MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The 7000 was brought out 3 years before the A35 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the 7000 scores versus the A35 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 comes with outer measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Sony A35 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the 7000 and the A35.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and A35 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing only by reviewing specs. The graphic here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and A35.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 7000 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A35 will offer more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older 7000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.