Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony W830

Let's look more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony W830, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and W830 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and W830 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The XZ-1 was brought out 3 years before the W830 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the XZ-1 matches up versus the W830 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus XZ-1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-1 comes with outside 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) whilst the Sony W830 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the XZ-1 and the W830.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and W830 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The picture here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and W830.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-1 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W830 will resolve greater detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.