Olympus SZ-11 vs Olympus VH-515

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus SZ-11 versus Olympus VH-515, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Olympus. The resolution of the SZ-11 (14MP) and the VH-515 (12MP) is pretty close and they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-11 was released 13 months before the VH-515 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SZ-11 matches up versus the VH-515 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-11 & Olympus VH-515. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-11 features outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Olympus VH-515 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-11 and the VH-515.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-11 and VH-515 is 89 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The image underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-11 and VH-515.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Olympus SZ-11 to result in more detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SZ-11 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.