Olympus SP-820UZ vs Panasonic ZS70

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-820UZ and Panasonic ZS70, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and ZS70 (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-820UZ was manufactured 5 years before the ZS70 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the SP-820UZ scores vs the ZS70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SP-820UZ provides outer dimensions of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS70 has specifications of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SP-820UZ and Panasonic ZS70 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the SP-820UZ compared to the ZS70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-820UZ and ZS70 is 69 and 87 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-820UZ and ZS70.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Panasonic ZS70 to provide extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older SP-820UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.