Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony TX7

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony TX7, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") offer different sensor measurements.

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The SP-800 UZ was manufactured within a month of the TX7 so they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a quick overview of how the SP-800 UZ scores vs the TX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ offers outer measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has measurements of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony TX7 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SP-800 UZ compared to the TX7.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and TX7 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The visual below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-800 UZ and TX7.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-800 UZ featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SP-800 UZ will render extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively.