Nikon S9700 vs Olympus 1s

Let's look more closely at the Nikon S9700 and Olympus 1s, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the S9700 (16MP) and 1s (12MP) and the S9700 (1/2.3") and 1s (1/1.7") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The S9700 was released 14 months before the 1s making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S9700 being a Compact camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the S9700 matches up versus the 1s in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S9700 and Olympus Stylus 1s. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon S9700 Gallery and Olympus 1s Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Nikon S9700 has got external dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Olympus 1s has proportions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

Look at the Nikon S9700 and Olympus 1s in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the S9700 versus the 1s.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the S9700 and 1s is 90 and 79 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The picture below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S9700 and 1s.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S9700 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Nikon S9700 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged S9700 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.