Canon SD960 IS vs Olympus SZ-15

Let's look more closely at the Canon SD960 IS versus Olympus SZ-15, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Olympus. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the SD960 IS (12MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SD960 IS was announced 5 years earlier than the SZ-15 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the SD960 IS matches up vs the SZ-15 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SD960 IS and Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SD960 IS Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon SD960 IS has got external measurements of 98mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-15 has measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the SD960 IS versus the SZ-15.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SD960 IS and SZ-15 is 95 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the SD960 IS and SZ-15.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Olympus SZ-15 to render more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older SD960 IS will be behind with regard to sensor tech.