Olympus SP-565UZ vs Panasonic LX10

Below, we are analyzing the Olympus SP-565UZ versus Panasonic LX10, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-565UZ was introduced 8 years earlier than the LX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the SP-565UZ matches up against the LX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-565UZ and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-565UZ provides exterior measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Panasonic LX10 has proportions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the SP-565UZ compared to the LX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SP-565UZ and LX10 is 72 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by reviewing technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-565UZ and LX10.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-565UZ using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Panasonic LX10 will offer you extra detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.