Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony a5000

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony a5000, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the a5000 (20MP) is relatively similar but the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and a5000 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-620 UZ was announced 24 months prior to the a5000 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony a5000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the SP-620 UZ grades versus the a5000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Sony Alpha a5000. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Sony a5000 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-620 UZ provides exterior dimensions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony a5000 has sizing of 110mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the SP-620 UZ vs the a5000.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-620 UZ and a5000 is 78 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The image below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-620 UZ and a5000.

Clearly, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SP-620 UZ having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony a5000 will deliver extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged SP-620 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.