Nikon AW100 vs Olympus SZ-15

Let's look more closely at the Nikon AW100 and Olympus SZ-15, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. The image resolution of the AW100 (16MP) and the SZ-15 (16MP) is very close and they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The AW100 was announced 22 months prior to the SZ-15 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the AW100 scores against the SZ-15 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix AW100 and Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon AW100 Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon AW100 comes with outside dimensions of 110mm x 65mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-15 has dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the AW100 versus the SZ-15.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the AW100 and SZ-15 is 93 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching specifications. The image here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the AW100 and SZ-15.

Plainly, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same resolution and you should expect comparable quality of pictures but you may want to take the release date of the cameras into account. The more aged AW100 will be behind in sensor innovation.