Olympus 1s vs Pentax W90

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus 1s and Pentax W90, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the 1s (12MP) and the W90 (12MP) is relatively well matched but the 1s (1/1.7") and W90 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The 1s was announced 5 years after the W90 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax W90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 1s scores vs the W90 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1s & Pentax Optio W90. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 1s Gallery & Pentax W90 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 1s comes with outer measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Pentax W90 has sizing of 108mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the 1s and the W90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 1s and W90 is 79 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The pic below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and W90.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer the same exact MP albeit different sensor dimensions. The 1s has got the bigger sensor which should make getting shallow depth of field less difficult. The younger 1s should have an edge in sensor technology.