Nikon D1X vs Olympus SP-810 UZ

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon D1X versus Olympus SP-810 UZ, one being a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Nikon and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the D1X (5MP) and SP-810 UZ (14MP) and the D1X (APS-C) and SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The D1X was unveiled 11 years before the SP-810 UZ and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D1X being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the D1X matches up against the SP-810 UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D1X and Olympus SP-810 UZ. The full galleries are available at Nikon D1X Gallery and Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon D1X comes with exterior dimensions of 157mm x 153mm x 85mm (6.2" x 6.0" x 3.3") with a weight of 1200 grams (2.65 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-810 UZ has measurements of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") and a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the D1X against the SP-810 UZ.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D1X and SP-810 UZ is 51 and 78 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the D1X and SP-810 UZ.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D1X having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SP-810 UZ will offer you more detail having an extra 9MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older D1X is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.