Olympus 1s vs Olympus 6010

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus 1s versus Olympus 6010, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Waterproof and both of them are built by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the 1s (12MP) and the 6010 (12MP) is very close but the 1s (1/1.7") and 6010 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was announced 5 years later than the 6010 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the 1s matches up vs the 6010 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 1s and Olympus Stylus Tough 6010. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 1s Gallery and Olympus 6010 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 1s features outer measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Olympus 6010 has specifications of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 1s versus Olympus 6010 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the 1s vs the 6010.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and 6010 is 79 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The visual below should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 1s and 6010.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer the same exact megapixel count but not the same sensor measurements. The 1s features the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The more recent 1s is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.