Olympus 1 vs Sony TX9

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus 1 vs Sony TX9, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the 1 (12MP) and the TX9 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the 1 (1/1.7") and TX9 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide

The 1 was manufactured 3 years after the TX9 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the 1 scores versus the TX9 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 1 Gallery and Sony TX9 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus 1 offers outside dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony TX9 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 1 vs Sony TX9 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the 1 versus the TX9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1 and TX9 is 79 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specifications. The pic here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 1 and TX9.

To sum up, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but not the same sensor sizes. The 1 features the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier. The younger 1 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.