Olympus 9000 vs Sony A57

Below is a in depth overview of the Olympus 9000 versus Sony A57, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The 9000 was unveiled 4 years before the A57 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the 9000 scores against the A57 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony SLT-A57. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 9000 comes with physical dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony A57 has sizing of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the 9000 compared to the A57.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and A57 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by reviewing technical specs. The graphic here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 9000 and A57.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 9000 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A57 will offer you greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.