Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony W810

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus SZ-11 versus Sony W810, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-11 was unveiled 3 years before the W810 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the SZ-11 grades vs the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-11 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-11 comes with outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SZ-11 versus Sony W810 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the SZ-11 vs the W810.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and W810 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-11 and W810.

As you can see, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony W810 to give you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos way more aggressively. The older SZ-11 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.