Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A900

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 and Sony A900, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) use different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was released 3 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the VH-515 scores versus the A900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-515 features outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A900 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the VH-515 compared to the A900.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-515 and A900 is 95 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and A900.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A900 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more recent VH-515 provides a benefit in sensor technology.