Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony W810

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony W810, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-800 UZ was introduced 4 years prior to the W810 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the SP-800 UZ scores versus the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ offers outside dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the SP-800 UZ and the W810.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SP-800 UZ and W810 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through specifications. The image below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-800 UZ and W810.

To sum up, both the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W810 to give extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.