Olympus SP-610UZ vs Panasonic S1

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-610UZ and Panasonic S1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and S1 (24MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and S1 (Full frame) use totally different sensor size.

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The SP-610UZ was revealed 9 years prior to the S1 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic S1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the SP-610UZ matches up vs the S1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-610UZ & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Panasonic S1 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-610UZ enjoys outer dimensions of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Panasonic S1 has dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") along with a weight of 1021 grams (2.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the SP-610UZ compared to the S1.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SP-610UZ and S1 is 79 and 54 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to see the difference between sensor sizes only by checking specs. The picture here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-610UZ and S1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SP-610UZ having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Panasonic S1 will give more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SP-610UZ is going to be behind in sensor innovation.