Olympus SZ-15 vs Olympus 1

The following is a in-depth review of the Olympus SZ-15 vs Olympus 1, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are produced by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and 1 (12MP) and the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and 1 (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor size.

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The SZ-15 was brought out 5 months earlier than the 1 so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the SZ-15 scores against the 1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-15 provides outer dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Olympus 1 has dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the SZ-15 vs the 1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-15 and 1 is 88 and 79 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The pic here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-15 and 1.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SZ-15 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus SZ-15 will deliver extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively.