Olympus 8000 vs Sony HX400V

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 8000 and Sony HX400V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and HX400V (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 8000 was released 5 years before the HX400V and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 8000 matches up against the HX400V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony HX400V Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 8000 comes with external dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony HX400V has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

See the Olympus 8000 and Sony HX400V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the 8000 versus the HX400V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and HX400V is 94 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The photograph below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 8000 and HX400V.

All in all, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony HX400V to produce extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older 8000 will be behind in sensor tech.