Olympus TG-860 vs Sony A700

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus TG-860 and Sony A700, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the TG-860 (16MP) and A700 (12MP) and the TG-860 (1/2.3") and A700 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The TG-860 was manufactured 7 years after the A700 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the TG-860 matches up versus the A700 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-860 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-860 has got external measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony A700 has measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

Compare the Olympus TG-860 and Sony A700 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the TG-860 and the A700.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-860 and A700 is 91 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through specs. The pic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-860 and A700.

All in all, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TG-860 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus TG-860 will give you greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The newer TG-860 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.