Olympus SZ-31MR iHS vs Sony W810

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS vs Sony W810, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SZ-31MR iHS (16MP) and the W810 (20MP) is relatively comparable and they use the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SZ-31MR iHS was brought out 23 months before the W810 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the SZ-31MR iHS grades against the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-31MR iHS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-31MR iHS provides outside dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-31MR iHS vs the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-31MR iHS and W810 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specifications. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-31MR iHS and W810.

To sum up, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony W810 to provide more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older SZ-31MR iHS will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.