Sony A55 vs Olympus SZ-12

Sony A55 advantages over Olympus SZ-12

• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.82 vs 1.44 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  330 vs 220 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 460k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• More pixels
  16.2 vs 14.0 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.0 fps vs 0.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  32 vs 18 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/1700 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility