Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100
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Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
- 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
- Launched January 2012
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1" Sensor
- " Fixed Display
- ISO 160 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
- 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
- Announced September 2013

Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100 Overview
Let's look more closely at the Olympus SZ-12 versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") use different sensor sizes.

The SZ-12 was manufactured 20 months earlier than the QX100 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.
Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the SZ-12 grades versus the QX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100 Gallery
Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.