Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony A99 II

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony A99 II, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) have different sensor size.

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 7 years prior to the A99 II which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the Tough-3000 grades against the A99 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the A99 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and A99 II is 94 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The picture below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and A99 II.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A99 II will offer greater detail using its extra 30 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.