Olympus 1 vs Olympus 8000

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus 1 and Olympus 8000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the 1 (12MP) and the 8000 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the 1 (1/1.7") and 8000 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The 1 was revealed 4 years later than the 8000 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the 1 scores against the 8000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1 & Olympus Stylus Tough 8000. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 1 Gallery & Olympus 8000 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1 has outer dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Olympus 8000 has measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the 1 versus the 8000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1 and 8000 is 79 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The graphic here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1 and 8000.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide the same megapixels but different sensor measurements. The 1 contains the larger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF easier. The more recent 1 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.