Canon SD960 IS vs Olympus SZ-16 iHS

On this page, we will be reviewing the Canon SD960 IS versus 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 big gap among the image resolutions of the SD960 IS (12MP) and SZ-16 iHS (16MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD960 IS was launched 4 years earlier than the SZ-16 iHS and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief view of how the SD960 IS scores vs the SZ-16 iHS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SD960 IS and Olympus SZ-16 iHS. The complete galleries are available at Canon SD960 IS Gallery and Olympus SZ-16 iHS Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon SD960 IS enjoys outer dimensions of 98mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-16 iHS has dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the SD960 IS against the SZ-16 iHS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD960 IS and SZ-16 iHS is 95 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The visual underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD960 IS and SZ-16 iHS.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Olympus SZ-16 iHS to produce extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older SD960 IS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.