Kodak Z981 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Kodak Z981

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

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

Cheaper

$269.99

$378.81

The best price we've seen is $109 cheaper (around 30% less)

Longer exposures

16s

1/4s

64x longer exposures

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the Kodak Z981

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

More zoom

30x

26x

More than 30% more zoom

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

0.9 fps

More than 11x faster continuous shooting

Smaller

110x90x91 mm

124x85x105 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better boost ISO

10,000 ISO

6,400 ISO

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

Lighter

455 g

540 g

Around 20% lighter

Thinner

3.6"

4.1"

More than 10% thinner

Slightly higher resolution screen

230k dots

201k dots

More than 10% higher resolution screen

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the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Kodak EasyShare Z981

61	vs	59
Explain scores

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Incredible zoom

Z981:	26x
SP-800 UZ:	30x

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

Quite thick

Z981:	4.1"
SP-800 UZ:	3.6"

Heavy

Z981:	540 g
SP-800 UZ:	455 g

Large

Z981:	124x85x105 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

Z981:	201k dots
SP-800 UZ:	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 external flash support
	Less expandable

	No flip-out screens
	Less flexible

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

competitors

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Easyshare Z990 MAX vs the EasyShare Z981

Compare the Easyshare Z990 MAX vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the EasyShare Z981

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

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly smaller

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Has slightly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the EasyShare Z981

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the EasyShare Z981

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Is slightly smaller

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the EasyShare Z981

Compare the FinePix S2950 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 EasyShare Z981

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the EasyShare Z981

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the SP-800 UZ

Kodak EashShare Z5120

Super zoom

$273

Significantly smaller

Can create panoramas in-camera

Narrower aperture

No RAW support

Compare the EashShare Z5120 vs the EasyShare Z981

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Significantly smaller

Higher resolution screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the EasyShare Z981

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Super zoom

$215

More zoom

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

No RAW support

Compare the FinePix S4500 vs the EasyShare Z981

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 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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Kodak EasyShareZ981 vs OlympusSP-800 UZ

Kodak EasyShare Z981

Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare Z981

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 Kodak Z981

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

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P100

Kodak EasyShare Z981 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Kodak EashShare Z5120

Nikon Coolpix L110

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SZ-30MR

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Kodak EasyShare
Z981
vs
Olympus
SP-800 UZ