Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A57

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 versus Sony A57, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was manufactured around the same time to the A57 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the VH-515 grades vs the A57 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Sony SLT-A57. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-515 has outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony A57 has sizing of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") with a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the VH-515 vs the A57.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and A57 is 95 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and A57.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A57 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots far more aggressively.