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Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55

Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49
Olympus Stylus 1s front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 front
Portability
97
Imaging
39
Features
46
Overall
41

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Key Specs

Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Announced April 2015
  • Older Model is Olympus 1
Sony TX55
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 109g - 93 x 54 x 13mm
  • Introduced July 2011
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Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Overview

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and TX55 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was released 3 years after the TX55 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the 1s grades versus the TX55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Sony TX55

 1s TX55 
IntroducedApril 2015July 2011More modern by 46 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony TX55 over the Olympus 1s

 TX55 1s 
Screen dimension3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1230k1040kClearer screen (+190k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 1s and Sony TX55

 1s TX55 
Manually focus Very exact focusing
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 1s features outside measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony TX55 has specifications of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the 1s against the TX55.

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and TX55 is 79 and 97 respectively.

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes simply by reading through technical specs. The pic below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and TX55.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 1s because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX55 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher 1s should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 sensor size comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 1s Portrait photography information
Sony TX55 Portrait photography information
46
focusing manually
comes with face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
low resolution sensor (12MP)
small sensor (1/1.7")
36
focusing manually
good megapixels (16MP)
manual mode not available
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1s Street photography information
Sony TX55 Street photography information
71
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
includes touch focus
small sensor (1/1.7")
58
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1s Sports photography details
Sony TX55 Sports photography details
44
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking focus
better than average battery (450 shots)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
has no phase detect autofocus
44
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
better than average battery life (250 per charge)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX55 as a Travel photography camera
64
better than average battery (450 shots)
includes touch focus
flash built-in
pretty wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
69
better than average battery life (250 shots)
good megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
decently wide (26mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
does not posses selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 1s Landscape photography details
Sony TX55 Landscape photography details
53
focusing manually
pretty wide (28mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
better than average battery (450 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
50
focusing manually
decently wide (26mm)
pretty good screen size (3.3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16MP)
better than average battery life (250 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not available
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 1s
Vlogging with Sony TX55
32
pretty wide (28mm)
touchscreen functionality
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
no microphone support
34
decently wide (26mm)
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not posses selfie friendly display
doesn't have external microphone socket
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Olympus 1s vs Sony TX55 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1s and Sony TX55
 Olympus Stylus 1sSony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus 1s Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Announced 2015-04-13 2011-07-24
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip - BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 35 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-300mm (10.7x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.8 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focusing range 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 3.3 inches
Resolution of display 1,040k dots 1,230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech - XtraFine OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter rate 7.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB 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) 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 402g (0.89 lb) 109g (0.24 lb)
Dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 93 x 54 x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 450 pictures 250 pictures
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BLS-50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card microSD/SDHC, Memory Stick Micro
Card slots One One
Price at release $699 $350