Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony A33

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony A33, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the A33 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The Tough-3000 was released 7 months before the A33 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a quick overview of how the Tough-3000 grades against the A33 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony SLT-A33. The complete galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A33 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the Tough-3000 against the A33.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and A33 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Often, it's hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The visual underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and A33.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A33 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.