Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony A9 II, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) posses different sensor measurements.

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The Tough-3000 was revealed 10 years prior to the A9 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the Tough-3000 scores versus the A9 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The full galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has outside measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A9 II has measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the Tough-3000 against the A9 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and A9 II is 94 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Tough-3000 and A9 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Tough-3000 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A9 II will result in more detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be behind in sensor tech.