Olympus 1s vs Sony W810

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 1s versus Sony W810, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and W810 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The 1s was manufactured 16 months after the W810 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the 1s scores vs the W810 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1s comes with physical dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the 1s compared to the W810.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and W810 is 79 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by checking out specs. The picture below will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and W810.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1s because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W810 will produce more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger 1s is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.