Olympus SZ-15 vs Olympus VH-515

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SZ-15 and Olympus VH-515, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and VH-515 (12MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-15 was introduced 11 months later than the VH-515 so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple overview of how the SZ-15 scores against the VH-515 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-15 & Olympus VH-515. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-15 provides physical dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) while the Olympus VH-515 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SZ-15 and Olympus VH-515 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the SZ-15 and the VH-515.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-15 and VH-515 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing merely by looking through specs. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-15 and VH-515.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus SZ-15 to render more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The fresher SZ-15 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.