Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony A68

Below is a in depth overview of the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and A68 (24MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-10 was manufactured 3 years prior to the A68 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the XZ-10 matches up versus the A68 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 has got outer measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

See the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony A68 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the XZ-10 versus the A68.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and A68 is 91 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specs. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A68 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older XZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.