Canon A3400 IS vs Olympus SZ-15

Let's look more closely at the Canon A3400 IS and Olympus SZ-15, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Olympus. The image resolution of the A3400 IS (16MP) and the SZ-15 (16MP) is fairly similar and they come with the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The A3400 IS was announced 16 months before the SZ-15 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A3400 IS scores vs the SZ-15 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A3400 IS and Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon A3400 IS Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon A3400 IS has got exterior measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-15 has sizing of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

See the Canon A3400 IS and Olympus SZ-15 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A3400 IS compared to the SZ-15.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A3400 IS and SZ-15 is 96 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A3400 IS and SZ-15.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing and the same exact resolution and you should expect similar quality of photographs but you have to consider the production date of the products into consideration. The older A3400 IS is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.