Olympus SP-565UZ vs Panasonic ZS70

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SP-565UZ and Panasonic ZS70, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and ZS70 (20MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SP-565UZ was announced 9 years before the ZS70 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the SP-565UZ matches up vs the ZS70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-565UZ and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery and Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-565UZ features external dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS70 has sizing of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the SP-565UZ vs the ZS70.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-565UZ and ZS70 is 72 and 87 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-565UZ and ZS70.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You should count on the Panasonic ZS70 to produce extra detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.