Canon S110 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ

Let's take a closer look at the Canon S110 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Olympus. The image resolution of the S110 (12MP) and the SP-600 UZ (12MP) is fairly well matched but the S110 (1/1.7") and SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The S110 was announced 2 years later than the SP-600 UZ and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the S110 grades vs the SP-600 UZ in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S110 and Olympus SP-600 UZ. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon S110 Gallery and Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Canon S110 comes with external measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-600 UZ has specifications of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

Look at the Canon S110 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the S110 against the SP-600 UZ.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S110 and SP-600 UZ is 93 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S110 and SP-600 UZ.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses the exact same megapixels but different sensor sizing. The S110 uses the larger sensor which will make obtaining bokeh less difficult. The younger S110 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.