Olympus E-510 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-510 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Olympus. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-510 was introduced 3 years before the SP-800 UZ and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-510 scores versus the SP-800 UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-510 and Olympus SP-800 UZ. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-510 has got external dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-800 UZ has specifications of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the E-510 versus the SP-800 UZ.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and SP-800 UZ is 69 and 69 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and SP-800 UZ.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-510 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-800 UZ will render more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.