Olympus 8010 vs Sony A65

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus 8010 versus Sony A65, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the 8010 (13MP) and A65 (24MP) and the 8010 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The 8010 was brought out 21 months earlier than the A65 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 8010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 8010 matches up against the A65 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 & Sony SLT-A65. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 8010 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 8010 comes with exterior dimensions of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the 8010 versus the A65.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 8010 and A65 is 92 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing technical specs. The visual here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 8010 and A65.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 8010 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A65 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics far more aggressively. The older 8010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.