Olympus 9000 vs Panasonic ZS200

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 9000 vs Panasonic ZS200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and ZS200 (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The 9000 was released 9 years before the ZS200 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 9000 matches up versus the ZS200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus 9000 has outer measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS200 has specifications of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the 9000 versus the ZS200.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 9000 and ZS200 is 92 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 9000 and ZS200.

As you have seen, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 9000 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh tougher and the Panasonic ZS200 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged 9000 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.