Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Panasonic GH1

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus SP-620 UZ and Panasonic GH1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and GH1 (12MP) and the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and GH1 (Four Thirds) provide different sensor size.

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The SP-620 UZ was unveiled 2 years later than the GH1 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SP-620 UZ matches up versus the GH1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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When you are aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-620 UZ provides outside measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GH1 has dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the SP-620 UZ vs the GH1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-620 UZ and GH1 is 78 and 81 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The graphic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-620 UZ and GH1.

All in all, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-620 UZ using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will provide extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The newer SP-620 UZ provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.