Olympus 9000 vs Sony W570

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus 9000 vs Sony W570, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was launched 20 months earlier than the W570 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the 9000 scores versus the W570 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 9000 enjoys outside measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony W570 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the 9000 versus the W570.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 9000 and W570 is 92 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 9000 and W570.

As you have seen, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Sony W570 to offer extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.