Olympus SP-610UZ vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Lets look closer at the Olympus SP-610UZ versus Panasonic FZ1000 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-610UZ was manufactured 9 years prior to the FZ1000 II which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the SP-610UZ scores vs the FZ1000 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-610UZ and Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery and Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-610UZ offers external dimensions of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") and a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ1000 II has measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") along with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the SP-610UZ vs the FZ1000 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-610UZ and FZ1000 II is 79 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by looking at technical specs. The pic below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-610UZ and FZ1000 II.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-610UZ because of its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh tougher and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will give you greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged SP-610UZ is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.