Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony W510

Below is a in-depth overview of the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony W510, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the XZ-1 (10MP) and the W510 (12MP) is relatively similar but the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and W510 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-1 was revealed within a month of the W510 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short view of how the XZ-1 scores vs the W510 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus XZ-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 provides outer dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Sony W510 has proportions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the XZ-1 against the W510.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and W510 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to see the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specifications. The photograph here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-1 and W510.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W510 will deliver extra detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.