Casio EX-10 vs Olympus SP-565UZ

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-10 and Olympus SP-565UZ, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Casio and Olympus. The resolution of the EX-10 (12MP) and the SP-565UZ (10MP) is relatively close but the EX-10 (1/1.7") and SP-565UZ (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The EX-10 was revealed 4 years after the SP-565UZ which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the EX-10 matches up versus the SP-565UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-10 and Olympus SP-565UZ. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-10 Gallery and Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-10 enjoys outer dimensions of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-565UZ has dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

See the Casio EX-10 and Olympus SP-565UZ in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX-10 vs the SP-565UZ.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the EX-10 and SP-565UZ is 83 and 72 respectively.

Often, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by researching a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-10 and SP-565UZ.

Clearly, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-10 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Casio EX-10 will result in more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent EX-10 provides an edge in sensor technology.