Olympus 9000 vs Sony W830

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus 9000 versus Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was released 5 years before the W830 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 9000 grades against the W830 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 9000 offers outer 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) while the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the 9000 and the W830.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and W830 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 9000 and W830.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony W830 to deliver more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.