Olympus 1s vs Sony WX50

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus 1s and Sony WX50, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and WX50 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1s was introduced 3 years after the WX50 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 1s matches up against the WX50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 1s Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 1s comes with external 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 WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Olympus 1s and Sony WX50 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the 1s compared to the WX50.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and WX50 is 79 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing technical specs. The picture below may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and WX50.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 1s with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX50 will render more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger 1s will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.