Olympus E-P2 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-P2 versus Olympus SP-620 UZ, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-P2 was manufactured 20 months prior to the SP-620 UZ making them a generation apart from each other. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-P2 matches up against the SP-620 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Olympus SP-620 UZ. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P2 enjoys exterior measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Olympus SP-620 UZ has proportions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-P2 vs the SP-620 UZ.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-P2 and SP-620 UZ is 86 and 78 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The photograph underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P2 and SP-620 UZ.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P2 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-P2 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.