Olympus 7030 vs Sony A77

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 7030 versus Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The 7030 was manufactured 21 months earlier than the A77 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the 7030 scores against the A77 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony A77 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the 7030 against the A77.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and A77 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7030 and A77.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7030 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony A77 will render greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The older 7030 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.