Olympus 7010 vs Sony A55

On this page, we are evaluating the Olympus 7010 vs Sony A55, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and A55 (16MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and A55 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The 7010 was revealed 13 months before the A55 making them a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the 7010 grades versus the A55 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Sony SLT-A55. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Sony A55 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7010 offers physical dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony A55 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the 7010 compared to the A55.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and A55 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Generally, its tough to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by looking through specs. The image here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and A55.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 7010 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A55 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged 7010 will be behind in sensor tech.