Olympus SZ-12 vs Sony WX300

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus SZ-12 and Sony WX300, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and WX300 (18MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SZ-12 was introduced 13 months earlier than the WX300 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the SZ-12 matches up versus the WX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-12 offers outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-12 versus the WX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-12 and WX300 is 89 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The picture underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-12 and WX300.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You should expect to see the Sony WX300 to provide extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged SZ-12 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.