Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Samsung GX-10

Following is a extended comparison of the Olympus SP-620 UZ versus Samsung GX-10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and GX-10 (10MP) and the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and GX-10 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-620 UZ was brought out 5 years after the GX-10 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the SP-620 UZ scores versus the GX-10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Samsung GX-10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-620 UZ has got external measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Samsung GX-10 has dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the SP-620 UZ vs the GX-10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-620 UZ and GX-10 is 78 and 59 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The pic here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-620 UZ and GX-10.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SP-620 UZ due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will produce more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent SP-620 UZ will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.