Canon 80D vs Olympus SP-600 UZ

Lets look more closely at the Canon 80D and Olympus SP-600 UZ, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the 80D (24MP) and SP-600 UZ (12MP) and the 80D (APS-C) and SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The 80D was unveiled 6 years later than the SP-600 UZ and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon 80D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple view of how the 80D matches up versus the SP-600 UZ when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 80D & Olympus SP-600 UZ. The full galleries are viewable at Canon 80D Gallery & Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Canon 80D enjoys physical measurements of 139mm x 105mm x 79mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 730 grams (1.61 lbs) and the Olympus SP-600 UZ has specifications of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the 80D vs the SP-600 UZ.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the 80D and SP-600 UZ is 59 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 80D and SP-600 UZ.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 80D with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 80D will deliver extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger 80D will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.