Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot D20 vs Pentax Optio W80

Pentax Optio W80

62

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio W80

Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Canon PowerShot D10

56

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot D10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/5000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon D10

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the D10's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/5000s vs 1/1500s
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3.3x faster max shutter speed
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Pentax W80

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The W80's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Size Smaller 100x56x25 mm vs 104x67x49 mm
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2.4x smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.9"
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Around 50% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 156 g vs 190 g
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Around 20% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot D10 Canon PowerShot D10
56 vs 62
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Pentax Optio W80 Pentax Optio W80
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio W80.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.5"
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
D10:1.1 fps
W80:1.3 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
D10:35 mm
W80:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
D10:480p @ 30fps
W80:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
D10:3x
W80:5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Waterproof

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity
Pentax Optio WG-1

Pentax Optio WG-1

Waterproof

$246 - $264

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Waterproof

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Canon PowerShot D10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Shutter lag Significantly more shutter lag
Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Pentax Optio W80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90

Waterproof

Screen size Larger screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Pentax Optio WS80

Pentax Optio WS80

Waterproof

$250

Screen size Larger screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen size Much larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Waterproof Not waterproof
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100

Compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution

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Canon PowerShot D10 Pentax Optio W80
Canon PowerShot D10 Pentax Optio W80

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