Canon SD1200 IS vs Olympus VR-320

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon SD1200 IS and Olympus VR-320, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the SD1200 IS (10MP) and VR-320 (14MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SD1200 IS was brought out 3 years before the VR-320 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SD1200 IS matches up versus the VR-320 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS & Olympus VR-320. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SD1200 IS Gallery & Olympus VR-320 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon SD1200 IS features exterior measurements of 86mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.4" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Olympus VR-320 has measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the SD1200 IS versus the VR-320.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SD1200 IS and VR-320 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD1200 IS and VR-320.

All in all, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus VR-320 to give more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SD1200 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.