Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Panasonic LX5

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus SP-620 UZ and Panasonic LX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and LX5 (10MP) and the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and LX5 (1/1.63") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The SP-620 UZ was released within a month of the LX5 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SP-620 UZ matches up vs the LX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-620 UZ has got outside measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Panasonic LX5 has measurements of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SP-620 UZ and Panasonic LX5 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the SP-620 UZ vs the LX5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-620 UZ and LX5 is 78 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-620 UZ and LX5.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-620 UZ featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will give greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively.