Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony W320

Here, we are looking at the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony W320, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and the W320 (14MP) is fairly similar and both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SP-600 UZ was brought out at a similar time to the W320 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the SP-600 UZ matches up versus the W320 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery and Sony W320 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-600 UZ has outer measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony W320 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony W320 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-600 UZ and the W320.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-600 UZ and W320 is 69 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading a spec sheet. The picture below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-600 UZ and W320.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You should anticipate the Sony W320 to offer more detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively.