Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic GH5

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-800 UZ versus Panasonic GH5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and GH5 (20MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and GH5 (Four Thirds) boast different sensor size.

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The SP-800 UZ was brought out 8 years before the GH5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the SP-800 UZ scores vs the GH5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Panasonic GH5 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ has outside measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5 has dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the SP-800 UZ and the GH5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and GH5 is 69 and 59 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at specifications. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and GH5.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SP-800 UZ because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic GH5 will resolve greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.