Sony Alpha 7 IV vs Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Sony Alpha 7 IV and the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Sony Alpha 7 IV was introduced in October 2021 and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 was introduced in February 2010. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony Alpha 7 IV over Olympus Stylus Tough 8010.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 over Sony Alpha 7 IV.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Sony Alpha 7 IV has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 1,440k dot resolution and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Sony Alpha 7 IV selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Sony Alpha 7 IV also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Electronic (OLED) Viewfinder on Sony Alpha 7 IV

Sony Alpha 7 IV has a built-in 0.5" Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 3,680k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 0.78x magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Olympus Stylus Tough 8010.

Sony Alpha 7 IV features a 33.0 megapixel Full Frame BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 23.8 mm and a total area of 854.4 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 51,200 and expands to 50 - 204,800 in boosted mode. Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 features a 14 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 1,600.

Sony Alpha 7 IV has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Sony Alpha 7 IV is equipped with BIONZ XR processor and can take pictures up to 7008 x 4672 resolution. Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 is equipped with TruePic III processor and can take pictures up to 4288 x 3216 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4288 x 2416, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

No Low-Pass Filter on Sony Alpha 7 IV

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Sony Alpha 7 IV. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (5.5 stops of compensation in Sony Alpha 7 IV). On Sony Alpha 7 IV it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Sony Alpha 7 IV

Sony Alpha 7 IV has a built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac/b/g/n, 2.4/5 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Sony Alpha 7 IV

Sony Alpha 7 IV has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. Sony Alpha 7 IV has a Full Size HDMI and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Sony Alpha 7 IV comes with NP-FZ100 battery pack with battery life of 600 shots and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 comes with Li-50B battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Sony Alpha 7 IV has two card slots - one for CFexpress Type A / SD (UHS-II) and one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II). Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Sony Alpha 7 IV has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Sony Alpha 7 IV, and up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus Stylus Tough 8010. Sony Alpha 7 IV can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps. Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps.

Focusing

Sony Alpha 7 IV has Fast Hybrid AF (Phase-detection / Contrast-detection) system with 759 focusing points and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 has . Sony Alpha 7 IV has detection range from -4 to +20 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Sony Alpha 7 IV ranges from -3 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Sony Alpha 7 IV. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Sony Alpha 7 IV and exposure bracketing on Olympus Stylus Tough 8010.

Flash

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 4.00 m. Sony Alpha 7 IV has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Intelligent Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Sony Alpha 7 IV.

Sony Alpha 7 IV body has dimensions of 131 x 96 x 80 mm (5.16 x 3.78 x 3.15") and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 body has dimensions of 98 x 64 x 24 mm (3.86 x 2.52 x 0.94"). Sony Alpha 7 IV weighs 659 g (1.45 lb / 23.25 oz) and Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 weighs 245 g (0.54 lb / 8.64 oz).

Sony Alpha 7 IV

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

131 mm

96 mm

98 mm

64 mm

96 mm

64 mm

80 mm

24 mm