Fujifilm Z35 vs Olympus SZ-15

Below, we will be comparing the Fujifilm Z35 and Olympus SZ-15, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm Z35 (10MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm Z35 was introduced 4 years prior to the SZ-15 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the Fujifilm Z35 matches up vs the SZ-15 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix Z35 and Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm Z35 Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Fujifilm Z35 has outside dimensions of 90mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-15 has sizing of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

See the Fujifilm Z35 and Olympus SZ-15 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm Z35 versus the SZ-15.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm Z35 and SZ-15 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by going through technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm Z35 and SZ-15.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Olympus SZ-15 to produce extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm Z35 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.