Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony H400

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony H400, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-600 UZ was manufactured 5 years before the H400 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the SP-600 UZ scores versus the H400 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-600 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-600 UZ provides external dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony H400 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the SP-600 UZ against the H400.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-600 UZ and H400 is 69 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The photograph underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-600 UZ and H400.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony H400 to produce extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots way more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ will be behind with regard to sensor technology.