Kodak Z1485 IS vs Olympus Tough-3000

Its time to examine more closely at the Kodak Z1485 IS versus Olympus Tough-3000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Kodak and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the Z1485 IS (14MP) and the Tough-3000 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the Z1485 IS (1/1.72") and Tough-3000 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The Z1485 IS was unveiled 12 months earlier than the Tough-3000 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the Z1485 IS scores against the Tough-3000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare Z1485 IS & Olympus Stylus Tough-3000. The full galleries are available at Kodak Z1485 IS Gallery & Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Kodak Z1485 IS has got physical measurements of 90mm x 64mm x 39mm (3.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Olympus Tough-3000 has proportions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

Contrast the Kodak Z1485 IS versus Olympus Tough-3000 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the Z1485 IS compared to the Tough-3000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z1485 IS and Tough-3000 is 91 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z1485 IS and Tough-3000.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z1485 IS using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Kodak Z1485 IS will give you extra detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older Z1485 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.