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Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3

Portability
78
Imaging
37
Features
34
Overall
35
Olympus SP-810 UZ front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
29
Overall
35

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Key Specs

Olympus SP-810 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-864mm (F2.9-5.7) lens
  • 413g - 106 x 76 x 74mm
  • Announced July 2011
  • Previous Model is Olympus SP-800 UZ
Panasonic SZ3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 126g - 95 x 56 x 22mm
  • Revealed January 2013
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Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Overview

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Panasonic SZ3, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and the SZ3 (16MP) is fairly similar and both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SP-810 UZ was manufactured 17 months prior to the SZ3 making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic SZ3 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SP-810 UZ matches up against the SZ3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-810 UZ over the Panasonic SZ3

 SP-810 UZ SZ3 
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")

Reasons to pick Panasonic SZ3 over the Olympus SP-810 UZ

 SZ3 SP-810 UZ 
RevealedJanuary 2013July 2011Fresher by 17 months

Common features in the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Panasonic SZ3

 SP-810 UZ SZ3 
Manual focus No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display resolution230k230kExact same display resolution
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither features Touch friendly display

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-810 UZ enjoys external dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Panasonic SZ3 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-810 UZ versus the SZ3.

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-810 UZ and SZ3 is 78 and 96 respectively.

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-810 UZ and SZ3.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Panasonic SZ3 to offer you greater detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-810 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-810 UZ Portrait photography factors
Panasonic SZ3 Portrait photography factors
33
megapixel count good (14MP)
provides face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual control
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
30
resolution is good (16MP)
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus SP-810 UZ
Street photography with Panasonic SZ3
50
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
64
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (126g)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SP-810 UZ
Sports photography with Panasonic SZ3
40
long zoom range (24-864mm 36.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14MP)
provides tracking autofocus
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,200 seconds)
low fps (0.7 frames/s)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
41
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16MP)
includes tracking focus
low fps (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus SP-810 UZ
Travel photography with Panasonic SZ3
61
megapixel count good (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (24mm)
great reach (864mm)
no Time Lapse recording
doesn't have selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.9)
71
lighter than others in class (126g)
resolution is good (16MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
long zoom (250mm)
no Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SP-810 UZ Landscape photography features
Panasonic SZ3 Landscape photography features
40
quite wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.9)
no manual control
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
no Time Lapse recording
39
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-810 UZ Vlogging details
Panasonic SZ3 Vlogging details
27
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focusing
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.9)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external mic jack
31
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (126g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
display isn't selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
no mic support
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Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Panasonic SZ3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-810 UZ and Panasonic SZ3
 Olympus SP-810 UZPanasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus SP-810 UZ Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2011-07-27 2013-01-07
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 -
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points - 23
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-864mm (36.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Max aperture f/2.9-5.7 f/3.1-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 2.7"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 1/4 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1200 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 0.7 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.20 m 4.10 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4 Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 413g (0.91 lb) 126g (0.28 lb)
Physical dimensions 106 x 76 x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") 95 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 250 photographs
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model Li-50B -
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots One One
Cost at launch $280 $150