Olympus FE-3010 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Let's look much closer at the Olympus FE-3010 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Olympus. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and SP-620 UZ (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was brought out 4 years prior to the SP-620 UZ and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FE-3010 grades against the SP-620 UZ with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-3010 & Olympus SP-620 UZ. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-3010 has external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Olympus SP-620 UZ has sizing of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-3010 against the SP-620 UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and SP-620 UZ is 97 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-3010 and SP-620 UZ.

As you have seen, the two cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus SP-620 UZ to render extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.