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Olympus 9000 vs Sony QX30

Portability
92 Imaging
35 Features
20 Overall
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Olympus Stylus 9000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
Portability
91 Imaging
45 Features
37 Overall
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Olympus 9000 vs Sony QX30 Key Specs

Olympus 9000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 50 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-280mm (F3.2-5.9) lens
  • 225g - 96 x 60 x 31mm
  • Launched May 2009
  • Additionally referred to as mju 9000
Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Revealed September 2014
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Olympus 9000 vs Sony QX30 Overview

On this page, we will be contrasting the Olympus 9000 versus Sony QX30, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was announced 6 years earlier than the QX30 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the 9000 matches up versus the QX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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