As well as being compared against other compacts, the Olympus Stylus 1020 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Olympus Stylus 1020's top rivals come from Olympus (such as the Stylus 1040 and the Stylus 1010)
Competitor classes
As well as being compared against other compacts, the Olympus Stylus 1020 is also often compared to ultra compacts. The Olympus Stylus 1020's top rivals come from Olympus (such as the Stylus 1040 and the Stylus 1010)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus 1020 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1000 of a second).
However, on average it is much larger (compact (99×56×25 mm) vs ultra compact (89×56×20 mm)), is older (january 2008 vs august 2008), is thicker (1" vs 0.8") and is slightly heavier (175 g vs 148 g).