Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony A380

Lets look closer at the Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony A380, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the TG-820 iHS (12MP) and the A380 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the TG-820 iHS (1/2.3") and A380 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-820 iHS was announced 2 years later than the A380 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-820 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the TG-820 iHS matches up versus the A380 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus TG-820 iHS & Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-820 iHS Gallery & Sony A380 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus TG-820 iHS features external measurements of 101mm x 65mm x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A380 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the TG-820 iHS compared to the A380.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-820 iHS and A380 is 92 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The photograph here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-820 iHS and A380.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-820 iHS with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A380 will produce greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent TG-820 iHS provides an edge in sensor technology.