Olympus 1s vs Sony W230

Let's look more closely at the Olympus 1s vs Sony W230, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the 1s (12MP) and the W230 (12MP) is very well matched but the 1s (1/1.7") and W230 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was released 6 years later than the W230 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the 1s grades vs the W230 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1s enjoys outside dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony W230 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the 1s compared to the W230.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and W230 is 79 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 1s and W230.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same resolution but different sensor measurements. The 1s has the larger sensor which should make obtaining bokeh less difficult. The younger 1s should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.