Olympus 6000 vs Sony A77

The following is a extended comparison of the Olympus 6000 vs Sony A77, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and A77 (24MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The 6000 was released 3 years prior to the A77 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the 6000 scores vs the A77 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6000 comes with external measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the 6000 vs the A77.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 6000 and A77 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions purely by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6000 and A77.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 6000 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A77 will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged 6000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.