Olympus 7030 vs Sony A100

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus 7030 vs Sony A100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and A100 (10MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was released 3 years after the A100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the 7030 scores against the A100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 has outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A100 has sizing of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the 7030 compared to the A100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and A100 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The picture underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7030 and A100.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7030 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus 7030 will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern 7030 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.