Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Olympus SP-100

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Olympus SP-100, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both of them are produced by Olympus. The image resolution of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and the SP-100 (16MP) is pretty similar and they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SP-810 UZ was manufactured 3 years before the SP-100 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the SP-810 UZ scores versus the SP-100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-810 UZ & Olympus Stylus SP-100. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery & Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus SP-810 UZ offers physical dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") along with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has specifications of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

Compare the Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Olympus SP-100 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the SP-810 UZ against the SP-100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-810 UZ and SP-100 is 78 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The photograph here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-810 UZ and SP-100.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Olympus SP-100 to deliver extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older SP-810 UZ is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.