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Olympus 1s vs Sony H70

Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49
Olympus Stylus 1s front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Key Specs

Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Announced April 2015
  • Old Model is Olympus 1
Sony H70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Introduced January 2011
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Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Overview

The following is a extended comparison of the Olympus 1s vs Sony H70, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and H70 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and H70 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 1s was manufactured 4 years after the H70 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the 1s matches up versus the H70 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Sony H70

 1s H70 
IntroducedApril 2015January 2011Newer by 52 months
Manual focus More exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1040k230kClearer screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Olympus 1s

 H70 1s 

Common features in the Olympus 1s and Sony H70

 1s H70 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Physical Comparison

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 1s enjoys physical 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 Sony H70 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the 1s and the H70.

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and H70 is 79 and 93 respectively.

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specs. The picture below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and H70.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1s because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H70 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern 1s will have an edge in sensor innovation.

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 sensor size comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Portrait photography camera
Sony H70 as a Portrait photography camera
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you can focus manually
supports face detection focus
supports RAW files
MP count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
30
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1s Street photography info
Sony H70 Street photography info
71
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
includes focus by touch
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
57
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1s Sports photography details
Sony H70 Sports photography details
44
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports tracking autofocus
great battery pack (450 shots)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
lacks phase detect auto focus
36
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1s Travel photography features
Sony H70 Travel photography features
64
great battery pack (450 CIPA)
includes focus by touch
flash built-in
decently wide (28mm)
very long zoom (300mm)
MP count low (12MP)
does not have selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
67
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 1s Landscape photography information
Sony H70 Landscape photography information
53
you can focus manually
decently wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
great battery pack (450 CIPA)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
43
pretty wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 1s Vlogging details
Sony H70 Vlogging details
32
decently wide (28mm)
touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly display
no external mic jack
29
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
low video resolution (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of external mic socket
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Olympus 1s vs Sony H70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1s and Sony H70
 Olympus Stylus 1sSony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Stylus 1s Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2015-04-13 2011-01-06
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 35 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.8 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,040 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 7.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) 3.60 m
Flash settings Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402 grams (0.89 lb) 194 grams (0.43 lb)
Dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 450 images -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model BLS-50 NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $699 $199