Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony W350

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Sony W350, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SZ-15 (16MP) and the W350 (14MP) is pretty similar and both cameras have the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SZ-15 was manufactured 3 years later than the W350 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the SZ-15 matches up vs the W350 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-15 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-15 features outside measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony W350 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Sony W350 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the SZ-15 versus the W350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-15 and W350 is 88 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-15 and W350.

As you can see, both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Olympus SZ-15 to deliver greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The younger SZ-15 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.