Sony Cybershot DSC-W580

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot W580

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Super compact 94x56x19 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
127 g
Storage slots
More storage slots
2
Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
High true resolution
10.6 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2" 6.4x4.8mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm F80EXR

Zoom More zoom 10x vs 5x
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4x more zoom
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 10.6 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor 1/2" 6.4x4.8mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Around 10% larger sensor
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.3 fps vs 1 fps
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Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting
Lowest price Cheaper $171.41 vs $254.04
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The best price we've seen is $83 cheaper (more than 30% less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 8s vs 2s
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4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony W580

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the W580's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)
Size Significantly smaller 94x56x19 mm vs 99x59x28 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Storage slots Has more storage slots 2 vs 1
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More slots allows storing more images without switching memory cards
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 27 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Weight Much lighter 127 g vs 210 g
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Around 40% lighter
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The W580's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-W580. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker

Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Travel zoom

$186 - $289

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Size Much larger
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Compact

$293

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom

Sony Cybershot DSC-W580 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Storage slots Has fewer storage slots
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W670

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W670

Compact

$227 - $254

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Storage slots Has fewer storage slots

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