Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SP-565UZ

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SP-565UZ, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and SP-565UZ (10MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and SP-565UZ (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-1 was brought out 6 years before the SP-565UZ and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-1 matches up against the SP-565UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-1 & Olympus SP-565UZ. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 has got physical dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) while 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).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-1 versus the SP-565UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-1 and SP-565UZ is 59 and 72 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The graphic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and SP-565UZ.

Plainly, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-1 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SP-565UZ will resolve more detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.