Olympus 8000 vs Sony A77

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 8000 vs Sony A77, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and A77 (24MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the A77 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summation of how the 8000 grades versus the A77 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sony SLT-A77. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 8000 has got external measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions 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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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the 8000 against the A77.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 8000 and A77 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 8000 and A77.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 8000 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A77 will render more detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older 8000 will be behind in sensor technology.