Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony H200

Here, we are reviewing the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony H200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and H200 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-1 was brought out 23 months earlier than the H200 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the XZ-1 grades against the H200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-1 comes with outer measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) and the Sony H200 has specifications of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

Check the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony H200 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the XZ-1 versus the H200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-1 and H200 is 88 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The image here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and H200.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The XZ-1 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony H200 will give greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.