Fujifilm S4050 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S4050

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

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

Longer exposures

1/4s

32x longer exposures

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the Fujifilm S4050

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the SP-800 UZ's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1.2 fps

Around 8.5x faster continuous shooting

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Better boost ISO

10,000 ISO

6,400 ISO

The SP-800 UZ's boost ISO is 0.6 f-stops better

Slightly smaller

110x90x91 mm

118x80x99 mm

Around 10% smaller

Lighter

455 g

540 g

Around 20% lighter

Better macro capability

1 cm

2 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Thinner

3.6"

3.9"

Around 10% thinner

Learn more about
the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

64	vs	59
Explain scores

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix S4050.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Incredible zoom
	30x

Good macro capabilities

S4050:	2 cm
SP-800 UZ:	1 cm

Quite thick

S4050:	3.9"
SP-800 UZ:	3.6"

Heavy

S4050:	540 g
SP-800 UZ:	455 g

Large

S4050:	118x80x99 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

	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 external flash support
	Less expandable

Short max exposure time

S4050:	8s
SP-800 UZ:	1/4s

	No flip-out screens
	Less flexible

	No RAW support
	Less editing fidelity

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

competitors

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is slightly smaller

Has much less zoom

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Super zoom

Is slightly smaller

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Has much less zoom

Compare the FinePix S2990 vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the FinePix S2990 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has significantly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix HS22

Super zoom

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Compare the FinePix HS22 vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the FinePix HS22 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-800 UZ

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has better image stabilization

Is slightly heavier

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Easyshare Z990 MAX vs the FinePix S4050

Compare the Easyshare Z990 MAX vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Has significantly more zoom

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the FinePix S4050

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

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Super zoom

$215

Lower resolution screen

Compare the FinePix S4500 vs the FinePix S4050

Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Super zoom

$191 - $230

Supports an external flash

Significantly less zoom

Lower resolution screen

Compare the FinePix S4200 vs the FinePix S4050

Fujifilm FinePix SL300

Super zoom

$250 - $300

Supports an external flash

Slightly lighter

Larger

Compare the FinePix SL300 vs the FinePix S4050

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

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Higher resolution movies

Less zoom

No boost ISO

Compare the Coolpix P100 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

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Fujifilm FinePixS4050 vs OlympusSP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S4050

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 Fujifilm S4050

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

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Nikon Coolpix L810

Fujifilm FinePix HS22

Nikon Coolpix P500

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4050 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Fujifilm FinePix SL300

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Nikon Coolpix P100

Olympus SZ-30MR

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Fujifilm FinePix
S4050
vs
Olympus
SP-800 UZ