Olympus SP-820UZ vs Pentax E85

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Pentax E85, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and the E85 (12MP) is fairly similar and they feature the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SP-820UZ was released 2 years later than the E85 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the SP-820UZ grades vs the E85 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ and Pentax Optio E85. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery and Pentax E85 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-820UZ offers outer measurements of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) whilst the Pentax E85 has dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the SP-820UZ against the E85.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-820UZ and E85 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-820UZ and E85.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Olympus SP-820UZ to offer greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The more recent SP-820UZ should have an edge in sensor technology.