Olympus SP-565UZ vs Sony NEX-7

Following is a extended overview of the Olympus SP-565UZ and Sony NEX-7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the SP-565UZ (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-565UZ was manufactured 3 years prior to the NEX-7 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SP-565UZ scores against the NEX-7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-565UZ & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SP-565UZ enjoys external dimensions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") along with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the SP-565UZ against the NEX-7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-565UZ and NEX-7 is 72 and 84 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes only by going over specs. The image here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-565UZ and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SP-565UZ because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will deliver more detail due to its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SP-565UZ is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.