Olympus 8000 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus 8000 and Sony A77 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The 8000 was introduced 5 years before the A77 II which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the 8000 grades against the A77 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 8000 has outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 8000 compared to the A77 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and A77 II is 94 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The picture here might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 8000 and A77 II.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 8000 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 II will provide more detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged 8000 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.