Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A37

Its time to look closer at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A37, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor size.

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The VH-515 was revealed 4 months after the A37 which means that they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the VH-515 scores versus the A37 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 and Sony SLT-A37. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony A37 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera, you should take into account its weight and size. The Olympus VH-515 provides external dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony A37 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

Look at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A37 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the VH-515 versus the A37.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and A37 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions only by checking out specs. The picture underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and A37.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VH-515 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A37 will provide more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively.