Olympus SZ-20

Olympus SZ-20
Travel zoom Travel zoom
March, 2011

Summary Olympus SZ-20

Prices Price
Camera only $262 - $316
all SZ-20 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #22 of 59 Among similar cameras #37 of 83
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 12.5x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.0 Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Wide angle Help 24 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
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Olympus SZ-20Olympus SZ-20

Pros

The Olympus SZ-20 vs other recent compacts

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/3.0
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/2500 of a second
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
24 mm
Zoom Above average zoom Help
12.5x
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
9 fps
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm

Cons

The Olympus SZ-20 vs other recent compacts

Size Slightly large Help
Compact 102x64x30 mm
Thickness Thick Help
1.2"
Weight Heavy Help
206 g
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
4 seconds
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Announced Old Help
March, 2011

The Olympus SZ-20 vs other recent travel zooms

Zoom Below average zoom Help
12.5x
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually

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Discussion What do you think about the Olympus SZ-20?

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Kasun (3:38 AM, May 10, 2012)
Advantages :
1.Very good video quality
2.Can zoom and find nice results when recording videos
3.Really fast shutter speed.continuously shooting is very fast

Disadvantages :
1.Images are getting blurred sometimes
2.weightful
 
Dee_ciptasari (8:13 AM, October 15, 2011)
beneran nih kamera lbih bagus drpd sony HX9v??
 
HAkim444 (1:59 PM, August 22, 2011)
I am about to get this camera (Olympus SZ20) after spending a few days comparing it with NIKON 9100, Lumix TZ 20, Sony HX 9V and Canon SX 220. I don't want the frills just something that takes good quality pictures, ops flexible in different light conditions, and is fast, quiet, reliable, consistent. Also does it have a user-friendly manual? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks. DJ
 
Sleepybones (3:25 AM, April 12, 2011)
PICTURE ARE GREAT AND HD MOVIE IN 720P AND 1080P COMES OUT GREAT NICE CAMERA!!!!!
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:58 PM, March 11, 2011)
Thanks, we'll get that updated!
 
Eus (0:18 PM, March 11, 2011)
According to Olympus the screen resolution of the sz-20 is 460k dot and not 360k!