Olympus 9000 vs Panasonic TS30

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus 9000 and Panasonic TS30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and TS30 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was revealed 6 years before the TS30 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 9000 matches up vs the TS30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 9000 provides external dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Panasonic TS30 has proportions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the 9000 and the TS30.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and TS30 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 9000 and TS30.

As you can see, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Panasonic TS30 to offer you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.