Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony QX100

Below is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony QX100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was launched 4 years before the QX100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the SP-800 UZ grades vs the QX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ features physical measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony QX100 has measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the SP-800 UZ vs the QX100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-800 UZ and QX100 is 69 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to see the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specifications. The photograph underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and QX100.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-800 UZ because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony QX100 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.