Olympus SZ-15 vs Samsung ST90

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus SZ-15 and Samsung ST90, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Samsung. The resolution of the SZ-15 (16MP) and the ST90 (14MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SZ-15 was unveiled 2 years later than the ST90 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SZ-15 matches up against the ST90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-15 & Samsung ST90. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Samsung ST90 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-15 enjoys outer measurements 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 Samsung ST90 has measurements of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SZ-15 against the ST90.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-15 and ST90 is 88 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-15 and ST90.

All in all, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Olympus SZ-15 to resolve extra detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer SZ-15 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.