Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony HX200V

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus SZ-12 versus Sony HX200V, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SZ-12 was unveiled 4 months prior to the HX200V so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SZ-12 grades vs the HX200V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-12 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-12 has outer measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony HX200V has specifications of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") along with a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SZ-12 versus the HX200V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-12 and HX200V is 89 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specifications. The image below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-12 and HX200V.

To sum up, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony HX200V to show more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures way more aggressively.