Olympus 1s vs Sony ZV-1

In this write-up, we are looking at the Olympus 1s vs Sony ZV-1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and ZV-1 (1") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 1s was introduced 6 years before the ZV-1 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 1s matches up against the ZV-1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus 1s offers physical measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") and a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony ZV-1 has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the 1s vs the ZV-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 1s and ZV-1 is 79 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions just by checking technical specs. The pic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 1s and ZV-1.

As you have seen, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1s having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony ZV-1 will resolve more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged 1s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.