Canon SX30 IS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX30 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

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

35x

30x

Around 40% more zoom

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the SX30 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

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

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the Canon SX30 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Smaller

110x90x91 mm

123x92x108 mm

Around 30% smaller

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1.1 fps

More than 9x 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

Lighter

455 g

601 g

More than 20% lighter

Thinner

3.6"

4.3"

Around 20% thinner

Cheaper

$378.81

$419.99

The best price we've seen is $41 cheaper (around 10% less)

Learn more about
the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

66	vs	59
Explain scores

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Incredible zoom

SX30 IS:	35x
SP-800 UZ:	30x

Wide aperture

SX30 IS:	f/2.7
SP-800 UZ:	f/2.8

Good macro capabilities

SX30 IS:	0 cm
SP-800 UZ:	1 cm

Very expensive

SX30 IS:	$419.99
SP-800 UZ:	$378.81

Quite thick

SX30 IS:	4.3"
SP-800 UZ:	3.6"

Heavy

SX30 IS:	601 g
SP-800 UZ:	455 g

Large

SX30 IS:	123x92x108 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

	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

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-800 UZ

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX100v vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX100v vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the FinePix HS20 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the FinePix HS20 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Has much more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has much less zoom

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the PowerShot SX30 IS

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-800 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Super zoom

$611

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Much less zoom

Worse wide angle

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ100 vs the PowerShot SX30 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

Olympus SZ-30MR

Travel zoom

$356 - $471

Higher resolution movies

Much smaller

Significantly less zoom

Narrower aperture

Compare the SZ-30MR vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Less zoom

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the SP-800 UZ

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Canon PowerShotSX30 IS vs OlympusSP-800 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX30 IS

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

Are you a camera expert? Share your knowledge!

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent super zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Nikon Coolpix P500

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus SZ-30MR

Nikon Coolpix L810

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Canon PowerShot
SX30 IS
vs
Olympus
SP-800 UZ