Olympus 9000 vs Sony W810

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus 9000 and Sony W810, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was revealed 5 years before the W810 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the 9000 scores against the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus 9000 provides external measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony W810 has specifications of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus 9000 and Sony W810 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the 9000 against the W810.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 9000 and W810 is 92 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 9000 and W810.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony W810 to give greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.