Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30
Portability
89 Imaging
37 Features
37 Overall
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89 Imaging
37 Features
37 Overall
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Portability
96 Imaging
39 Features
41 Overall
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96 Imaging
39 Features
41 Overall
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30 Key Specs
Olympus SZ-11
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-500mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
- 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
- Released July 2011
Sony WX30
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- 117g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
- Released July 2011
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On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony WX30, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-11 (14MP) and the WX30 (16MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras boast the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").
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Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the SZ-11 scores vs the WX30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
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Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-11 over the Sony WX30
| SZ-11 | WX30 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony WX30 over the Olympus SZ-11
| WX30 | SZ-11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen resolution | 922k |  | 460k | Crisper screen (+462k dot) |
| Touch screen |  | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony WX30
| SZ-11 | WX30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released | July 2011 |  | July 2011 | Similar age |
| Manually focus |  | Lack of manual focus | ||
| Screen type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed screen |
| Screen dimensions | 3" |  | 3" | Equal screen dimensions |
| Selfie screen |  | Neither contains selfie screen |
Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30 Physical Comparison
In case you're aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-11 has got outer measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony WX30 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).
Take a look at the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony WX30 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SZ-11 versus the WX30.
Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-11 and WX30 is 89 and 96 respectively.
Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at technical specs. The pic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-11 and WX30.
As you can tell, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony WX30 to resolve extra detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively.
Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30 Screen and ViewFinder
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Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Olympus SZ-11
Portrait photography with Sony WX30
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
supports face detect focusing
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
manual exposure not available
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street photography with Olympus SZ-11
Street photography with Sony WX30
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (226g)
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (117g)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Olympus SZ-11 as a Sports photography camera
Sony WX30 as a Sports photography camera
long zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
supports tracking focus
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
low battery power (200 per charge)
has no phase detect AF
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Sony WX30 Travel photography features
lighter than competition in class (226g)
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
very long reach (500mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
low battery power (200 shots)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
lighter than competition in class (117g)
MP count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
missing Timelapse recording
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape photography with Olympus SZ-11
Landscape photography with Sony WX30
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
lack of manual mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
low battery power (200 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
manual exposure not available
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
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Olympus SZ-11 as a Vlogging camera
Sony WX30 as a Vlogging camera
reasonably wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports face detect focusing
lighter than competition in class (226 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
screen is not selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have microphone support
reasonably wide (25mm)
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition in class (117g)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
missing external microphone support
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony WX30 Specifications
| Olympus SZ-11 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Make | Olympus | Sony |
| Model | Olympus SZ-11 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30 |
| Class | Small Sensor Superzoom | Small Sensor Compact |
| Released | 2011-07-27 | 2011-07-25 |
| Physical type | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Powered by | TruePic III+ | BIONZ |
| Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 14 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Maximum resolution | 4288 x 3216 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Maximum native ISO | 1600 | 3200 |
| Lowest native ISO | 80 | 100 |
| RAW support | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Autofocus touch | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Autofocus single | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Autofocus selectice | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Live view autofocus | ||
| Face detection autofocus | ||
| Contract detection autofocus | ||
| Phase detection autofocus | ||
| Number of focus points | - | 9 |
| Cross focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | 25-500mm (20.0x) | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
| Max aperture | f/3.0-6.9 | f/2.6-6.3 |
| Macro focus distance | 1cm | 5cm |
| Crop factor | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Type of screen | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Screen size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Resolution of screen | 460 thousand dots | 922 thousand dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch display | ||
| Screen tech | TFT Color LCD | XtraFine TFT LCD display |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | None |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 4 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 seconds | 1/1600 seconds |
| Continuous shooting rate | 7.0 frames/s | 10.0 frames/s |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manual mode | ||
| Custom white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Built-in flash | ||
| Flash range | 9.30 m (@ ISO 1600) | 3.70 m |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| Auto exposure bracketing | ||
| WB bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps) |
| Maximum video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Microphone support | ||
| Headphone support | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment sealing | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 226 gr (0.50 lb) | 117 gr (0.26 lb) |
| Physical dimensions | 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") | 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 200 images | 250 images |
| Form of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | LI-50B | NP-BN1 |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
| Time lapse feature | ||
| Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
| Card slots | One | One |
| Pricing at launch | $253 | $259 |