Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SP-600 UZ

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-M5 versus Olympus SP-600 UZ, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Olympus. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and SP-600 UZ (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 2 years later than the SP-600 UZ and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-M5 scores against the SP-600 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Olympus SP-600 UZ. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 comes with outside measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-600 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).

Analyze the Olympus E-M5 versus Olympus SP-600 UZ in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-M5 compared to the SP-600 UZ.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and SP-600 UZ is 81 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and SP-600 UZ.

As you can see, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 will give you greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-M5 provides a benefit in sensor technology.