Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony WX150

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony WX150, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and WX150 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SP-810 UZ was manufactured 7 months prior to the WX150 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the SP-810 UZ scores against the WX150 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-810 UZ has got 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) while the Sony WX150 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Check the Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony WX150 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the SP-810 UZ against the WX150.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the SP-810 UZ and WX150 is 78 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading a spec sheet. The pic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-810 UZ and WX150.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony WX150 to offer you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SP-810 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.