Olympus SZ-15 vs Panasonic G95

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Panasonic G95, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and G95 (20.3MP) and the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and G95 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-15 was manufactured 6 years before the G95 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the SZ-15 grades against the G95 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-15 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Panasonic G95 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-15 features 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) and the Panasonic G95 has measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") and a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the SZ-15 vs the G95.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-15 and G95 is 88 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The graphic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-15 and G95.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SZ-15 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic G95 will deliver more detail due to its extra 4.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older SZ-15 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.