Olympus SP-565UZ has a
10.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.08 x 4.56 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Nikon P7800 has a
12.0MP 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the SP-565UZ and P7800 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon P7800 has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Olympus SP-565UZ. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Olympus SP-565UZ and Nikon P7800 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that P7800 has a better overall score of 54, 24 points higher compared to SP-565UZ's score of 30.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus SP-565UZ |
30 |
18.7 bits |
10.1 Evs |
68 ISO |
Nikon P7800 |
54 |
21.2 bits |
11.7 Evs |
200 ISO |