Olympus SP-565UZ has a
10.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.08 x 4.56 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Olympus XZ-2 iHS has a
12.0MP 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the SP-565UZ and XZ-2 iHS sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus XZ-2 iHS 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 Olympus XZ-2 iHS sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that XZ-2 iHS has a better overall score of 49, 19 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 |
Olympus XZ-2 iHS |
49 |
20.4 bits |
11.3 Evs |
216 ISO |