Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony TX5

Below is a thorough review of the Olympus SP-620 UZ versus Sony TX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The SP-620 UZ was announced 24 months later than the TX5 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the SP-620 UZ grades versus the TX5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-620 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-620 UZ offers physical dimensions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SP-620 UZ versus Sony TX5 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the SP-620 UZ vs the TX5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-620 UZ and TX5 is 78 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specifications. The visual below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-620 UZ and TX5.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-620 UZ with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will offer you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher SP-620 UZ is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.