Olympus SP-565UZ vs Panasonic 3D1

Let's look much closer at the Olympus SP-565UZ and Panasonic 3D1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and the 3D1 (12MP) is pretty comparable and both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-565UZ was introduced 3 years before the 3D1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SP-565UZ matches up versus the 3D1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-565UZ & Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Panasonic 3D1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-565UZ offers outer measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Panasonic 3D1 has sizing of 108mm x 58mm x 24mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SP-565UZ versus the 3D1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-565UZ and 3D1 is 72 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-565UZ and 3D1.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic 3D1 to show more detail using its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.