As well as being compared against other compacts, the Olympus X-875 is also often compared to travel zooms, super zooms, entry-level DSLRs and mirrorless. The Olympus X-875's top rivals come from Olympus (such as the FE-170) and Canon (such as the PowerShot ELPH 170 IS and the PowerShot ELPH 180)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus X-875 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (36 mm vs 38 mm), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×56×21 mm) vs compact (90×63×31 mm)), takes slightly higher resolution photos (8 MP vs 5.9 MP), is newer (august 2008 vs august 2006) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.2").
Generally, compared to travel zoom competitors the Olympus X-875 has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 25 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and is older (august 2008 vs january 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus X-875 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is much smaller (super compact (94×56×21 mm) vs large (140×103×137 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 5.4") and is much lighter (138 g vs 899 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.1 vs f/2.8), has much less zoom (3x vs 83.3x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 24 mm), has a significantly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3") and has a much lower resolution screen (154k dots vs 921k dots).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus X-875 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it is much smaller (super compact (94×56×21 mm) vs professional size (133×100×79 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (138 g vs 580 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 15fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (154k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (8 MP vs 17.9 MP) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus X-875 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it is slightly smaller (super compact (94×56×21 mm) vs standard size (127×94×48 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 1.9"), is significantly lighter (138 g vs 417 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 15fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (154k dots vs 1,229k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital) and takes much lower resolution photos (8 MP vs 24 MP).
