Olympus E-PL8 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-PL8 and Olympus SP-620 UZ, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-PL8 (16MP) and the SP-620 UZ (16MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was released 4 years after the SP-620 UZ which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-PL8 matches up versus the SP-620 UZ when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Olympus SP-620 UZ. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL8 enjoys outside dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-620 UZ has proportions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL8 compared to the SP-620 UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL8 and SP-620 UZ is 86 and 78 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes purely by checking out technical specs. The pic here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and SP-620 UZ.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have the same megapixel count albeit different sensor sizes. The E-PL8 comes with the bigger sensor which will make obtaining shallow DOF less difficult. The fresher E-PL8 provides a benefit in sensor tech.