Olympus 8000 vs Sony A390

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 8000 vs Sony A390, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the 8000 (12MP) and the A390 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the 8000 (1/2.3") and A390 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The 8000 was announced 13 months before the A390 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the 8000 matches up against the A390 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony A390 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 8000 provides outside measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony A390 has proportions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") along with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the 8000 compared to the A390.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 8000 and A390 is 94 and 66 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specifications. The pic below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 8000 and A390.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 8000 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony A390 will give extra detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 8000 is going to be behind in sensor technology.