Olympus SZ-11 vs Ricoh G900

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus SZ-11 vs Ricoh G900, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and G900 (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SZ-11 was unveiled 7 years prior to the G900 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SZ-11 scores against the G900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-11 & Ricoh G900. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Ricoh G900 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-11 offers outer measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Ricoh G900 has measurements of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SZ-11 vs Ricoh G900 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the SZ-11 compared to the G900.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-11 and G900 is 89 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The pic here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-11 and G900.

As you can see, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Ricoh G900 to offer you extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged SZ-11 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.