Olympus 7000 vs Sony A58

Here is a extensive analysis of the Olympus 7000 and Sony A58, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A58 (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The 7000 was launched 5 years prior to the A58 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the 7000 scores vs the A58 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Sony A58 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7000 comes with exterior dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

See the Olympus 7000 and Sony A58 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the 7000 versus the A58.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and A58 is 94 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The photograph here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and A58.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 7000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A58 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.