Canon SD1200 IS vs Olympus TG-830 iHS

Let's look a little more closely at the Canon SD1200 IS vs Olympus TG-830 iHS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Canon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the SD1200 IS (10MP) and TG-830 iHS (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD1200 IS was introduced 4 years before the TG-830 iHS and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the SD1200 IS matches up vs the TG-830 iHS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS & Olympus TG-830 iHS. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SD1200 IS Gallery & Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon SD1200 IS features outer dimensions of 86mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.4" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Olympus TG-830 iHS has dimensions of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the SD1200 IS and the TG-830 iHS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD1200 IS and TG-830 iHS is 95 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD1200 IS and TG-830 iHS.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus TG-830 iHS to deliver more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older SD1200 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.