Olympus SP-565UZ vs Pentax E70

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-565UZ and Pentax E70, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and the E70 (10MP) is very similar and they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SP-565UZ was manufactured around the same time to the E70 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the SP-565UZ matches up vs the E70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-565UZ & Pentax Optio E70. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Pentax E70 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-565UZ features external 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 Pentax E70 has proportions of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SP-565UZ against the E70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SP-565UZ and E70 is 72 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by going over specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-565UZ and E70.

All in all, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the same exact resolution therefore you can expect similar quality of photographs however you should take the age of the products into consideration.