Olympus E-620 vs Olympus SP-810 UZ

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-620 versus Olympus SP-810 UZ, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the SP-810 UZ (14MP) is fairly comparable but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was brought out 3 years prior to the SP-810 UZ and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the E-620 matches up versus the SP-810 UZ in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 and Olympus SP-810 UZ. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 has exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Olympus SP-810 UZ has dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") and a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-620 versus Olympus SP-810 UZ in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-620 versus the SP-810 UZ.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and SP-810 UZ is 71 and 78 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and SP-810 UZ.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-620 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SP-810 UZ will provide extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.