Olympus 6020 vs Sony A77

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 6020 vs Sony A77, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and A77 (24MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The 6020 was released 21 months before the A77 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the 6020 scores vs the A77 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 6020 provides outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A77 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the 6020 and the A77.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and A77 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the 6020 and A77.

Clearly, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 6020 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A77 will render more detail as a result of its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older 6020 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.