Olympus SP-565UZ vs Sony HX400V

Its time to look closer at the Olympus SP-565UZ vs Sony HX400V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the SP-565UZ (10MP) and HX400V (20MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-565UZ was manufactured 6 years before the HX400V and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the SP-565UZ grades vs the HX400V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-565UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery and Sony HX400V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-565UZ has got outer measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony HX400V has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the SP-565UZ versus the HX400V.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SP-565UZ and HX400V is 72 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-565UZ and HX400V.

All in all, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Sony HX400V to resolve extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older SP-565UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.