Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony T900

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SZ-12 and Sony T900, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-12 (14MP) and the T900 (12MP) is fairly comparable and they use the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-12 was unveiled 2 years later than the T900 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the SZ-12 scores vs the T900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-12 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-12 offers external dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony T900 has proportions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the SZ-12 versus the T900.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-12 and T900 is 89 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-12 and T900.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You can anticipate the Olympus SZ-12 to provide extra detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The younger SZ-12 provides an advantage in sensor technology.