Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic GX7

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Panasonic GX7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the GX7 (16MP) is very well matched but the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and GX7 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor size.

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The SP-800 UZ was revealed 4 years before the GX7 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple overview of how the SP-800 UZ matches up versus the GX7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-800 UZ provides external dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Panasonic GX7 has sizing of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") and a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the SP-800 UZ and the GX7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and GX7 is 69 and 81 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through technical specs. The image underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-800 UZ and GX7.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SP-800 UZ using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic GX7 will give you extra detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.