Olympus SP-820UZ vs Pentax WS80

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus SP-820UZ versus Pentax WS80, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and WS80 (10MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SP-820UZ was revealed 3 years after the WS80 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SP-820UZ scores versus the WS80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Pentax Optio WS80. The full galleries are available at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Pentax WS80 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-820UZ has got exterior dimensions of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) whilst the Pentax WS80 has sizing of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-820UZ against the WS80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-820UZ and WS80 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to see the contrast in sensor sizes just by checking out technical specs. The pic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-820UZ and WS80.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Olympus SP-820UZ to produce greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The newer SP-820UZ is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.