Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 vs Olympus TG-630 iHS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 versus Olympus TG-630 iHS, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Kodak and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Astro Zoom AZ651 (21MP) and TG-630 iHS (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Astro Zoom AZ651 was introduced 13 months later than the TG-630 iHS which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus TG-630 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the Astro Zoom AZ651 grades vs the TG-630 iHS in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Kodak Pixpro Astro Zoom AZ651 & Olympus TG-630 iHS. The whole galleries are viewable at Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 Gallery & Olympus TG-630 iHS Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has got outer dimensions of 125mm x 114mm x 89mm (4.9" x 4.5" x 3.5") having a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs) while the Olympus TG-630 iHS has measurements of 98mm x 66mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Contrast the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 versus Olympus TG-630 iHS in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the Astro Zoom AZ651 versus the TG-630 iHS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Astro Zoom AZ651 and TG-630 iHS is 65 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor sizing merely by checking specs. The visual here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Astro Zoom AZ651 and TG-630 iHS.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 to resolve more detail using its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern Astro Zoom AZ651 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.