Canon PowerShot
SX150 IS
 vs
Olympus
SZ10

Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Olympus SZ-11

Olympus SZ-10

53

  
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

48

  
Winner

Olympus SZ10

Reasons to buy the Olympus SZ10

3D
 Takes 3D photos
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens, Sensor shift vs Sensor shift
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 Less risk of blur
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $89.99 vs $282.38
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 The best price we've seen is $192 cheaper (3.1x less)
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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 Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/2000s
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 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Olympus SZ10
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.4
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 At its widest zoom, the SZ10's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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 Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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 2x higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom 18x vs 12x
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 Around 2.5x more zoom
Size Slightly smaller 105x67x37 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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 Around 30% smaller
Weight Lighter 235 g vs 306 g
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 More than 20% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.5" vs 1.8"
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 Around 20% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
48 vs 53
Explain scores
Olympus SZ10 Olympus SZ-10
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus SZ-10.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
0.9 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the SZ10
Samsung WB150F

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$149
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the WB150F vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the WB150F vs the SZ10
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$215
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SZ10
Nikon Coolpix L310

Nikon Coolpix L310

Super zoom

$194 - $200
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Battery life Has a much longer battery life
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Coolpix L310 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix L310 vs the SZ10
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$129
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SZ10
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the SZ10
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the SZ10

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201
Battery life Much longer battery life
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$247
Lowest price More expensive
Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Super zoom

$196
Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Compare the Lumix DMC-LZ20 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Nikon Coolpix L610

Nikon Coolpix L610

Travel zoom

$129 - $150
Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Compare the Coolpix L610 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS

Olympus SZ-10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom
GPS Has a GPS
Wide angle Better wide angle
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the SZ10
Olympus SZ-14

Olympus SZ-14

Digicam

$172
Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Compare the SZ-14 vs the SZ10
Olympus SZ-12

Olympus SZ-12

Travel zoom

$149 - $169
Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Compare the SZ-12 vs the SZ10
Olympus SZ-11

Olympus SZ-11

Digicam

$129
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Compare the SZ-11 vs the SZ10

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