Fujifilm S1500 vs Olympus SZ-15

Let's look more closely at the Fujifilm S1500 and Olympus SZ-15, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm S1500 (10MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm S1500 was announced 5 years before the SZ-15 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S1500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the Fujifilm S1500 grades vs the SZ-15 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S1500 & Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm S1500 Gallery & Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S1500 has outer measurements of 103mm x 73mm x 68mm (4.1" x 2.9" x 2.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-15 has sizing of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm S1500 and Olympus SZ-15 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm S1500 against the SZ-15.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S1500 and SZ-15 is 82 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S1500 and SZ-15.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus SZ-15 to resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S1500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.