Nikon S01 vs Olympus SP-820UZ

Lets look a little more in depth at the Nikon S01 and Olympus SP-820UZ, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S01 (10MP) and SP-820UZ (14MP) and the S01 (1/2.9") and SP-820UZ (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The S01 was announced 11 months later than the SP-820UZ which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Nikon S01 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the S01 matches up versus the SP-820UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S01 & Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S01 Gallery & Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S01 has physical measurements of 77mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.0" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 96 grams (0.21 lbs) and the Olympus SP-820UZ has sizing 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the S01 compared to the SP-820UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S01 and SP-820UZ is 97 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S01 and SP-820UZ.

Clearly, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S01 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus SP-820UZ will produce more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more recent S01 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.