Olympus 1s vs Sony WX9

In this article, we are looking at the Olympus 1s and Sony WX9, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and WX9 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The 1s was brought out 4 years later than the WX9 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 1s scores against the WX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1s has got external 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 WX9 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the 1s against the WX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 1s and WX9 is 79 and 99 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing specs. The visual underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and WX9.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 1s due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX9 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more recent 1s should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.