Olympus 1s vs Sony H70

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.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

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.

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

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.