Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony W810

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony W810, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SZ-10 was released 3 years prior to the W810 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SZ-10 matches up vs the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-10 offers outside measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the SZ-10 and the W810.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and W810 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The image below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-10 and W810.

All in all, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Sony W810 to produce more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged SZ-10 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.