Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony W320

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 and Sony W320, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and W320 (14MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and W320 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The XZ-1 was released 13 months later than the W320 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the XZ-1 scores vs the W320 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Sony W320 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 enjoys physical dimensions 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 W320 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the XZ-1 vs the W320.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and W320 is 88 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The graphic underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and W320.

To sum up, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W320 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern XZ-1 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.