Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ

Here, we are analyzing the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus SP-600 UZ, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and SP-600 UZ (12MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 was brought out 4 years after the SP-600 UZ which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-M10 matches up vs the SP-600 UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Olympus SP-600 UZ. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 features physical dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Olympus SP-600 UZ has measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 vs the SP-600 UZ.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 and SP-600 UZ is 82 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by going through technical specs. The image here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and SP-600 UZ.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will show more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-M10 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.