Kodak M530 vs Olympus SZ-11

Its time to look a little more closely at the Kodak M530 versus Olympus SZ-11, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Kodak and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the M530 (12MP) and the SZ-11 (14MP) is very well matched and they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The M530 was announced 18 months prior to the SZ-11 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the M530 grades against the SZ-11 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak EasyShare M530 & Olympus SZ-11. The whole galleries are viewable at Kodak M530 Gallery & Olympus SZ-11 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Kodak M530 enjoys external measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-11 has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the M530 and the SZ-11.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M530 and SZ-11 is 95 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by looking at technical specs. The pic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the M530 and SZ-11.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Olympus SZ-11 to give you greater detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged M530 is going to be behind in sensor technology.