Canon A1100 IS vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon A1100 IS and Olympus SZ-30MR, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the A1100 IS (12MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A1100 IS was announced 24 months before the SZ-30MR which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the A1100 IS scores vs the SZ-30MR when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A1100 IS and Olympus SZ-30MR. The whole galleries are available at Canon A1100 IS Gallery and Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon A1100 IS comes with exterior dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

Look at the Canon A1100 IS and Olympus SZ-30MR in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the A1100 IS vs the SZ-30MR.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A1100 IS and SZ-30MR is 93 and 89 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the difference between sensor sizes just by reading specifications. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A1100 IS and SZ-30MR.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Olympus SZ-30MR to offer you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A1100 IS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.