Olympus 9000 vs Sony WX220

Below is a in depth assessment of the Olympus 9000 vs Sony WX220, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was revealed 5 years before the WX220 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the 9000 grades vs the WX220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The full galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 9000 comes with exterior 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) whilst the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the 9000 versus the WX220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and WX220 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 9000 and WX220.

As you can see, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX220 to give you greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.