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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200

Portability
69
Imaging
35
Features
27
Overall
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Olympus SP-600 UZ front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 front
Portability
86
Imaging
54
Features
66
Overall
58

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Key Specs

Olympus SP-600 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-420mm (F3.5-5.4) lens
  • 455g - 110 x 90 x 91mm
  • Introduced February 2010
  • Older Model is Olympus SP-590 UZ
  • Newer Model is Olympus SP-610UZ
Panasonic ZS200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-360mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 340g - 111 x 66 x 45mm
  • Introduced February 2018
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DC-TZ200
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS100
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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Overview

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Panasonic ZS200, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and ZS200 (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The SP-600 UZ was released 9 years before the ZS200 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the SP-600 UZ scores against the ZS200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-600 UZ over the Panasonic ZS200

 SP-600 UZ ZS200 

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS200 over the Olympus SP-600 UZ

 ZS200 SP-600 UZ 
IntroducedFebruary 2018February 2010More modern by 97 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1240k230kCrisper screen (+1010k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Panasonic ZS200

 SP-600 UZ ZS200 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-600 UZ provides outer measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS200 has sizing of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Panasonic ZS200 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the SP-600 UZ vs the ZS200.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-600 UZ and ZS200 is 69 and 86 respectively.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by reading specs. The image here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-600 UZ and ZS200.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SP-600 UZ because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic ZS200 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SP-600 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Portrait photography advice
Panasonic ZS200 Portrait photography advice
27
focusing manually
manual exposure not available
no external flash support
low MP (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
65
has manual focus
MP count decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Street photography info
Panasonic ZS200 Street photography info
36
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
77
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
has touch to focus
no moving screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SP-600 UZ
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS200
31
great zoom range (28-420mm 15.0 x zoom)
provides tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
low MP (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
70
amazing zoom range (24-360mm 15.0 x zoom)
silent shutter (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports tracking autofocus
better than average battery pack (370 CIPA)
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Travel photography highlights
Panasonic ZS200 Travel photography highlights
51
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
very long reach (420mm)
missing Time Lapse function
low MP (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
76
better than average battery pack (370 shots)
has bluetooth
has touch to focus
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
long reach (360mm)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic ZS200 Landscape photography highlights
29
focusing manually
rather wide (28mm)
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.7")
manual exposure not available
no image stabilization
low MP (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
missing Time Lapse function
70
has manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
better than average battery pack (370 CIPA)
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Vlogging highlights
Panasonic ZS200 Vlogging highlights
20
rather wide (28mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic support
35
rather wide (24mm)
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection autofocus
great video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external microphone support
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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic ZS200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Panasonic ZS200
 Olympus SP-600 UZPanasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus SP-600 UZ Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
Also Known as - Lumix DC-TZ200
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2010-02-02 2018-02-13
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD MOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 143 49
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-420mm (15.0x) 24-360mm (15.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.4 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230k dots 1,240k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,330k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.53x
Features
Min shutter speed 1/2s 60s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Max silent shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shutter rate 10.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 3.10 m 6.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) -
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 455 grams (1.00 lbs) 340 grams (0.75 lbs)
Dimensions 110 x 90 x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") 111 x 66 x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 370 pictures
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)
Card slots Single Single
Cost at release $189 $800