Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony HX200V

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony HX200V, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-11 was released 9 months prior to the HX200V so they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the SZ-11 scores vs the HX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-11 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery and Sony HX200V Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-11 has got outside dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony HX200V has dimensions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony HX200V in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the SZ-11 and the HX200V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and HX200V is 89 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-11 and HX200V.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You should anticipate the Sony HX200V to produce extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older SZ-11 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.