Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony ZV-1

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony ZV-1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") offer different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-10 was revealed 10 years before the ZV-1 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the SZ-10 grades versus the ZV-1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony ZV-1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-10 comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 against the ZV-1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-10 and ZV-1 is 90 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specifications. The visual below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and ZV-1.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-10 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony ZV-1 will produce greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older SZ-10 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.