Olympus 1s vs Sony WX80

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 1s vs Sony WX80, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and WX80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was announced 2 years later than the WX80 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the 1s matches up vs the WX80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 1s Gallery and Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus 1s offers external dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the 1s and the WX80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and WX80 is 79 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and WX80.

All in all, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 1s using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX80 will give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent 1s is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.