Canon Rebel XTi vs Olympus SP-560 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Canon Rebel XTi

Significantly larger sensor

APS-C 22.2x14.8mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 11.5x larger sensor

Has interchangeable lenses

Yes

Can take advantage of a variety of lenses

Higher true resolution

10.1 MP

8 MP

Capture around 30% more detail in your photos

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Thinner

2.6"

3.1"

Around 20% thinner

Has an optical viewfinder

Pentamirror

Digital

Optical viewfinders save battery life and are more detailed

Significantly longer exposures

30s

7.5x longer exposures

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

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the Canon Rebel XTi

Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Shoots significantly faster

15 fps

3 fps

5x faster continuous shooting

Shoots movies

480p @ 30fps

None

Shoots standard resolution video as well as still pictures

Lighter

365 g

556 g

More than 30% lighter

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SP-560 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly smaller

116x79x78 mm

127x94x65 mm

Around 10% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

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the Olympus SP-560 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digital cameras, and ignoring price

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

32	vs	50
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Olympus SP-560 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-560 UZ. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a entry-level DSLR with a super zoom.

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Canon Rebel XS vs Canon Rebel XTi

As a beginner which camera would you suggest

I found both cameras used. The xti is the body and 18-55 lens only for $280. The xs has been used ...

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similarities

Compared to recent digital cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	RAW support
	Better editing

Viewfinders

Rebel XTi:	Pentamirror
SP-560 UZ:	Digital

Quite thick

Rebel XTi:	2.6"
SP-560 UZ:	3.1"

	Very small screens
	2.5"

Heavy

Rebel XTi:	556 g
SP-560 UZ:	365 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

One shoots movies

Rebel XTi:	None
SP-560 UZ:	480p @ 30fps

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Large

Rebel XTi:	127x94x65 mm
SP-560 UZ:	116x79x78 mm

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Records lower quality movies

Has a slightly larger screen

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the Rebel T3 vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Compare the Rebel T3 vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Records higher quality movies

Has a much larger screen

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Records higher quality movies

Has a much larger screen

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Entry-level DSLR

Is significantly heavier

Takes slightly lower resolution photos

Compare the EOS Digital Rebel vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Compare the EOS Digital Rebel vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS

Entry-level DSLR

$348 - $595 body only

$439 with 18-55mm lens

Has live view

Slightly lighter

Compare the EOS Digital Rebel XS vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

Entry-level DSLR

$468 body only

$600 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger screen

Faster autofocus

Worse color depth

Less dynamic range

Compare the EOS Digital Rebel XSi vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Shoots movies

Much larger screen

Doesn't have a built-in focus motor

Slightly larger

Compare the D3100 vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Nikon D3000

Entry-level DSLR

$481 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger screen

Faster autofocus

Doesn't have a built-in focus motor

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the D3000 vs the EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Super zoom

Longer exposures

Worse wide angle

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the SP-550 UZ vs the SP-560 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Super zoom

Has more storage slots

Shoots much slower

No RAW support

Compare the FinePix S8000fd vs the SP-560 UZ

Olympus SP-700

Compact

Much larger screen

Significantly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the SP-700 vs the SP-560 UZ

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482 - $535

Higher resolution movies

Much larger screen

No RAW support

No viewfinder

Compare the WB850F vs the SP-560 UZ

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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digital cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon Rebel XTi

Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

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Canon Rebel T3

Canon Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T3i

Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

Nikon D3100

Nikon D3000

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Olympus SP-550 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Olympus SP-700

Samsung WB850F

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