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Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100

Portability
89
Imaging
37
Features
36
Overall
36
Olympus SZ-12 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
51
Features
44
Overall
48

Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus SZ-12
(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
Sony QX100
(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
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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.

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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.

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