Nikon S6500 vs Olympus 1s

Below is a detailed overview of the Nikon S6500 and Olympus 1s, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the S6500 (16MP) and 1s (12MP) and the S6500 (1/2.3") and 1s (1/1.7") use different sensor size.

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The S6500 was revealed 3 years before the 1s and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S6500 being a Compact camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the S6500 grades against the 1s when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S6500 and Olympus Stylus 1s. The full galleries are available at Nikon S6500 Gallery and Olympus 1s Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon S6500 has outer dimensions of 95mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Olympus 1s has proportions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

Check out the Nikon S6500 and Olympus 1s in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the S6500 compared to the 1s.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the S6500 and 1s is 92 and 79 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S6500 and 1s.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S6500 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Nikon S6500 will result in more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older S6500 will be behind in sensor innovation.