Canon A810 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ

Its time to look more closely at the Canon A810 versus Olympus SP-600 UZ, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the A810 (16MP) and SP-600 UZ (12MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A810 was brought out 2 years after the SP-600 UZ which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the A810 scores vs the SP-600 UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A810 & Olympus SP-600 UZ. The entire galleries are provided at Canon A810 Gallery & Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon A810 offers outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 171 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-600 UZ has dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the A810 vs the SP-600 UZ.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A810 and SP-600 UZ is 93 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by checking out specs. The pic here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A810 and SP-600 UZ.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Canon A810 to produce greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent A810 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.