Olympus 8000 vs Sony A35

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 8000 and Sony A35, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and A35 (16MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 8000 was manufactured 3 years before the A35 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 8000 matches up versus the A35 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 8000 enjoys outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 8000 and Sony A35 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the 8000 and the A35.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and A35 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 8000 and A35.

All in all, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 8000 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A35 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged 8000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.