Canon SX20 IS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

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

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

Better macro capability

0 cm

1 cm

Almost the same

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

1/4s

60x longer exposures

Slightly thinner

3.4"

3.6"

Almost the same

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the Canon SX20 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Significantly more zoom

30x

20x

Around 2.5x more zoom

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

0.7 fps

Around 14.5x faster continuous shooting

Has boost ISO

10,000 ISO

None

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

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SP-800 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Much cheaper

$378.81

$742.23

The best price we've seen is $363 cheaper (around 50% less)

Lighter

455 g

600 g

More than 20% lighter

Slightly smaller

110x90x91 mm

128x88x87 mm

Around 10% smaller

Learn more about
the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

56	vs	59
Explain scores

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-800 UZ.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Great zoom

SX20 IS:	20x
SP-800 UZ:	30x

Good macro capabilities

SX20 IS:	0 cm
SP-800 UZ:	1 cm

Very expensive

SX20 IS:	$742.23
SP-800 UZ:	$378.81

Quite thick

SX20 IS:	3.4"
SP-800 UZ:	3.6"

Heavy

SX20 IS:	600 g
SP-800 UZ:	455 g

Large

SX20 IS:	128x88x87 mm
SP-800 UZ:	110x90x91 mm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	No RAW support
	Less editing fidelity

	Neither has an external mic jack
	Limited to the in-camera mic

competitors

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-800 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the SP-800 UZ

$390 - $496

Supports 24p

Much larger sensor

Significantly less zoom

Worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Much smaller

Higher resolution movies

Screen does not flip out

Significantly less zoom

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Samsung Pro815

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Much larger screen

Much less zoom

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Pro815 vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Significantly more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Shoots significantly slower

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-800 UZ

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Canon PowerShotSX20 IS vs OlympusSP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent super zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Nikon Coolpix P500

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SP-810 UZ

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Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS
vs
Olympus
SP-800 UZ