Olympus 7030 vs Sony A350

Below, we are looking at the Olympus 7030 and Sony A350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the 7030 (14MP) and the A350 (14MP) is very comparable but the 7030 (1/2.3") and A350 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was brought out 20 months later than the A350 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the 7030 scores vs the A350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony A350 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 features external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A350 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the 7030 vs the A350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and A350 is 95 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through technical specs. The photograph below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7030 and A350.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same resolution but not the same sensor sizing. The 7030 comes with the smaller sensor which is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier. The more recent 7030 will have an advantage in sensor technology.