Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony A37

Below is a extensive assessment of the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony A37, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The Tough-3000 was launched 3 years before the A37 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the Tough-3000 grades against the A37 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony SLT-A37. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A37 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

Check out the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony A37 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the Tough-3000 and the A37.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and A37 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and A37.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A37 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.