Olympus 9000 vs Sony W800

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 9000 and Sony W800, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was introduced 5 years prior to the W800 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the 9000 grades versus the W800 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 9000 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 9000 comes with external dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony W800 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

See the Olympus 9000 and Sony W800 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the 9000 vs the W800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 9000 and W800 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 9000 and W800.

All in all, the two cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony W800 to result in greater detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older 9000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.