Olympus SZ-16 iHS vs Sony W310

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus SZ-16 iHS versus Sony W310, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-16 iHS (16MP) and W310 (12MP) but they use the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SZ-16 iHS was revealed 3 years later than the W310 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-16 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the SZ-16 iHS scores versus the W310 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-16 iHS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-16 iHS Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-16 iHS has got outer dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony W310 has specifications of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SZ-16 iHS versus Sony W310 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-16 iHS versus the W310.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-16 iHS and W310 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-16 iHS and W310.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Olympus SZ-16 iHS to give extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The newer SZ-16 iHS is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.