Olympus 6010 vs Sony A33

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 6010 vs Sony A33, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the 6010 (12MP) and the A33 (14MP) is fairly similar but the 6010 (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 6010 was manufactured 13 months prior to the A33 making them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summation of how the 6010 matches up against the A33 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 6010 has got outside measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony A33 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the 6010 against the A33.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6010 and A33 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The photograph below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 6010 and A33.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 6010 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A33 will offer you more detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images more aggressively. The older 6010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.