Olympus 8000 vs Sony TX55

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus 8000 versus Sony TX55, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and TX55 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 8000 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the TX55 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the 8000 scores vs the TX55 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony TX55 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 8000 has got physical dimensions 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 TX55 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the 8000 against the TX55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 8000 and TX55 is 94 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions purely by seeing specifications. The picture underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 8000 and TX55.

Plainly, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Sony TX55 to provide extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged 8000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.