Canon S200 vs Olympus SZ-16 iHS

Its time to examine more closely at the Canon S200 vs Olympus SZ-16 iHS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the S200 (10MP) and SZ-16 iHS (16MP) and the S200 (1/1.7") and SZ-16 iHS (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The S200 was introduced 14 months later than the SZ-16 iHS which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the S200 grades vs the SZ-16 iHS for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S200 and Olympus SZ-16 iHS. The whole galleries are available at Canon S200 Gallery and Olympus SZ-16 iHS Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon S200 features outside measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-16 iHS has dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the S200 and the SZ-16 iHS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S200 and SZ-16 iHS is 93 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The visual here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the S200 and SZ-16 iHS.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S200 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus SZ-16 iHS will offer you extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger S200 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.