Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony TX200V

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony TX200V, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and TX200V (18MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SZ-10 was manufactured 11 months before the TX200V so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SZ-10 grades against the TX200V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony TX200V Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-10 offers physical dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony TX200V has measurements of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the SZ-10 vs the TX200V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and TX200V is 90 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-10 and TX200V.

As you can see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony TX200V to give extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ-10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.