Olympus SP-610 UZ vs SP-600 UZ

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Advantages of the Olympus SP-610 UZ

Image stabilization

Sensor shift

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

More zoom

22x

15x

More than 2x more zoom

Smaller

107x72x73 mm

110x90x91 mm

Around 40% smaller

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SP-610 UZ's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SP-610 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

2.9"

3.6"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

405 g

455 g

More than 10% lighter

Cheaper

$201.50

$304.99

The best price we've seen is $103 cheaper (more than 30% less)

Slightly longer exposures

1/2s

8x longer exposures

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the Olympus SP-610 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus SP-600 UZ

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1.1 fps

More than 9x faster continuous shooting

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the Olympus SP-600 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-610 UZ

55	vs	44
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Olympus SP-600 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-610 UZ.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

Short max exposure time

SP-610 UZ:	4s
SP-600 UZ:	1/2s

Quite thick

SP-610 UZ:	2.9"
SP-600 UZ:	3.6"

Heavy

SP-610 UZ:	405 g
SP-600 UZ:	455 g

	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

Large

SP-610 UZ:	107x72x73 mm
SP-600 UZ:	110x90x91 mm

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Light weight

SP-610 UZ:	405 g
SP-600 UZ:	455 g

	No viewfinders
	Can only preview photos on the screen

	No external flash support
	Less expandable

	No flip-out screens
	Less flexible

	No RAW support
	Less editing fidelity

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

Poor zoom

SP-610 UZ:	22x
SP-600 UZ:	15x

Very narrow widest aperture size

SP-610 UZ:	f/3.3
SP-600 UZ:	f/3.5

competitors

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much higher resolution screen

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-600 UZ

Olympus 620 UZ

Travel zoom

$241 - $255

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the 620 UZ vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the 620 UZ vs the SP-600 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has boost light sensitivity

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-600 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Is slightly smaller

Has better image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the SP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has way more more zoom

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-600 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has boost light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the SP-600 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-610 UZ

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-600 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Larger

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the SP-610 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Super zoom

$305

Significantly better wide angle

Wider aperture

Significantly larger

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the FinePix S3200 vs the SP-610 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Super zoom

$266

Image stabilization

Significantly larger screen

Shoots significantly slower

Worse macro capability

Compare the FinePix S1600 vs the SP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$379

Much more zoom

Significantly wider aperture

More expensive

Compare the SP-800 UZ vs the SP-600 UZ

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OlympusSP-610 UZ vs OlympusSP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-610 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-610 UZ

Olympus SP-600 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-600 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-610 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus SP-600 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

Olympus 620 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L110

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Olympus SP-610 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L810

Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Olympus SP-600 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Olympus SP-800 UZ

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Olympus
SP-610 UZ
vs
Olympus
SP-600 UZ