Nikon Z50 vs Olympus SZ-10

Lets look a little more closely at the Nikon Z50 vs Olympus SZ-10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and SZ-10 (14MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The Z50 was manufactured 8 years later than the SZ-10 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Z50 scores vs the SZ-10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z50 & Olympus SZ-10. The entire galleries are available at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Olympus SZ-10 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon Z50 offers exterior dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-10 has sizing of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the Z50 vs the SZ-10.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the Z50 and SZ-10 is 74 and 90 respectively.

Usually, its tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The photograph below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Z50 and SZ-10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z50 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z50 will give you extra detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern Z50 will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.