Olympus 1s vs Sony HX7V

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus 1s versus Sony HX7V, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and HX7V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The 1s was introduced 3 years later than the HX7V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the 1s scores against the HX7V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony HX7V Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 1s has physical dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony HX7V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 1s versus Sony HX7V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the 1s against the HX7V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and HX7V is 79 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and HX7V.

As you have seen, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 1s having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX7V will resolve more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern 1s is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.