Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony TX5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony TX5, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the SP-820UZ (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") boast totally different sensor size.

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The SP-820UZ was brought out 2 years after the TX5 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the SP-820UZ grades against the TX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-820UZ has external dimensions of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") along with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-820UZ versus the TX5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-820UZ and TX5 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to envision the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading technical specs. The picture here should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-820UZ and TX5.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-820UZ because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus SP-820UZ will offer extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The fresher SP-820UZ is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.