Olympus TG-3 vs Sony A77 II

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus TG-3 vs Sony A77 II, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the TG-3 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the TG-3 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The TG-3 was manufactured within a month of the A77 II and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the TG-3 grades versus the A77 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Tough TG-3 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-3 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-3 provides external dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) while 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the TG-3 and the A77 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-3 and A77 II is 90 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-3 and A77 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-3 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A77 II will produce more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively.