Canon SX10 IS vs Olympus SZ10

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Slightly more zoom

20x

18x

More than 20% more zoom

Better macro capability

0 cm

1 cm

Almost the same

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

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the Canon SX10 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SZ10

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Significantly smaller

105x67x37 mm

128x88x87 mm

3.6x smaller

Takes 3D photos

Yes

Combines multiple photos into a 3D image

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Much lighter

235 g

600 g

2.6x lighter

Significantly thinner

1.5"

3.4"

2.3x thinner

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the Olympus SZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

31	vs	33
Explain scores

Olympus SZ10

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good macro capabilities

SX10 IS:	0 cm
SZ10:	1 cm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

SX10 IS:	0.7 fps
SZ10:	0.9 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

Poor movies

SX10 IS:	480p @ 30fps
SZ10:	720p @ 30fps

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$92 - $119

Is significantly less expensive

Has a much shorter battery life

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the SZ10

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$540 body only

$609 with 18-55mm lens

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the SZ10

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Super zoom

$369 - $450

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX50 HS vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

Higher resolution movies

Slightly less shutter lag

Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$549 body only

$595 - $599 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Faster autofocus

No image stabilization

Slightly larger

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

Super zoom

Much larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Much worse macro capability

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the EasyShare Z1015 IS vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Super zoom

Records high-speed movies

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger

Worse image stabilization

Compare the FinePix HS10 vs the PowerShot SX10 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

Higher resolution movies

Has a touch screen

Doesn't take 3D photos

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the SZ10

Olympus SZ-14

Digicam

$149 - $304

Better wide angle

Shoots significantly faster

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the SZ-14 vs the SZ10

Olympus SZ-20

Travel zoom

$249

Higher resolution movies

Better wide angle

Less zoom

Compare the SZ-20 vs the SZ10

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$159

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Doesn't take 3D photos

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the WB150F vs the SZ10

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $209

Better image stabilization

Cheaper

Narrower aperture

Doesn't take 3D photos

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the SZ10

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Olympus SZ10

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Reasons to buy the Olympus SZ10

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon Rebel T2i

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon Rebel T3i

Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Olympus SZ-10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Olympus SZ-14

Olympus SZ-20

Samsung WB150F

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

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