Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX8

Following is a detailed analysis of the Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX8, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and GX8 (20MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and GX8 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-11 was brought out 5 years earlier than the GX8 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the SZ-11 matches up versus the GX8 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-11 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-11 features outside dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX8 has specifications of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") having a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the SZ-11 and the GX8.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and GX8 is 89 and 74 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The image underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-11 and GX8.

All in all, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-11 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic GX8 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged SZ-11 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.