Canon S95 vs Olympus SP-820UZ

Following is a extended overview of the Canon S95 and Olympus SP-820UZ, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Olympus. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and SP-820UZ (14MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and SP-820UZ (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The S95 was launched 21 months prior to the SP-820UZ which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the S95 matches up vs the SP-820UZ with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S95 & Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ. The complete galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery & Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon S95 comes with outside measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Olympus SP-820UZ has measurements of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the S95 vs the SP-820UZ.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the S95 and SP-820UZ is 93 and 69 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor sizes just by going through technical specs. The picture underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the S95 and SP-820UZ.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S95 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-820UZ will show more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged S95 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.