Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic LX10

Following is a extensive overview of the Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Panasonic LX10, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") come with different sensor sizes.

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The SP-600 UZ was brought out 7 years before the LX10 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SP-600 UZ grades vs the LX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-600 UZ provides external dimensions 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 LX10 has dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the SP-600 UZ versus the LX10.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-600 UZ and LX10 is 69 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading specifications. The pic below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-600 UZ and LX10.

To sum up, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SP-600 UZ due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic LX10 will deliver more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged SP-600 UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.