Olympus SP-560 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Size
Really small
Prosumer size 116x79x78 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
15 fps
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
3.1"
Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd

Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S6000fd

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 30s vs 4s
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7.5x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Size Much smaller 116x79x78 mm vs 131x98x128 mm
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2.3x smaller
True resolution Much higher true resolution 8 MP vs 6.1 MP
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Capture more than 30% more detail in your photos
Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Continuous shooting Shoots much faster 15 fps vs 2.2 fps
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Around 7x faster continuous shooting
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Zoom More zoom 18x vs 10.7x
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Around 3x more zoom
Weight Much lighter 365 g vs 700 g
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Around 50% lighter
Wide angle Better wide angle 27 mm vs 28 mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Much thinner 3.1" vs 5"
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Around 40% thinner
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
S6000fd:5"
SP-560 UZ:3.1"
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
S6000fd:6.1 MP
SP-560 UZ:8 MP
Weight Heavy Help
S6000fd:700 g
SP-560 UZ:365 g
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.5"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Size Large Help
S6000fd:131x98x128 mm
SP-560 UZ:116x79x78 mm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
S6000fd:235k dots
SP-560 UZ:230k dots

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Zoom Poor zoom Help
S6000fd:10.7x
SP-560 UZ:18x
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
S6000fd:28 mm
SP-560 UZ:27 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9100

Fujifilm FinePix S9100

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Storage slots Has more storage slots
Screen size Much smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon D40

Nikon D40

Entry-level DSLR

$669 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much smaller
Movie format Does not take movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Storage slots Has more storage slots
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

Olympus SP-560 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Super zoom

Longest exposure Longer exposures
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Super zoom

Storage slots Has more storage slots
Size Slightly smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Supports RAW No RAW support
Olympus SP-700

Olympus SP-700

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Significantly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Placeholder

Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Entry-level DSLR

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Interchangeable lenses Has interchangeable lenses
Screen size Much smaller screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization

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