Olympus SP-560 UZ vs SP-570 UZ

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Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Lighter

365 g

405 g

Around 10% lighter

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the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus SP-570 UZ

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Better wide angle

26 mm

27 mm

Almost the same

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Slightly more zoom

20x

18x

More than 20% more zoom

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the Olympus SP-570 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-560 UZ

52	vs	54
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Olympus SP-570 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-570 UZ.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

	RAW support
	Better editing

Great zoom

SP-560 UZ:	18x
SP-570 UZ:	20x

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

	Both have digital viewfinders
	Digital

	Short max exposure time
	4 seconds

	Quite thick
	3.1"

Heavy

SP-560 UZ:	365 g
SP-570 UZ:	405 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Large
	Prosumer size 116x79x78 mm

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Movie support
	480p @ 30fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

SP-560 UZ:	2.5"
SP-570 UZ:	2.7"

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Fairly small
	Prosumer size 116x79x78 mm

Light weight

SP-560 UZ:	365 g
SP-570 UZ:	405 g

	Thin
	3.1"

	No flip-out screens
	Less flexible

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

Poor zoom

SP-560 UZ:	18x
SP-570 UZ:	20x

competitors

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Super zoom

Has significantly more zoom

Slightly longer exposures

Doesn't shoot RAW

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the SP-590 UZ vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the SP-590 UZ vs the SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-565UZ

Super zoom

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the SP-565UZ vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the SP-565UZ vs the SP-570 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

Records lower quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly heavier

Doesn't shoot RAW

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-570 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-570 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Records lower quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Doesn't have a viewfinder

Doesn't shoot RAW

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Has way more more zoom

Records lower quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have a viewfinder

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-560 UZ

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Super zoom

Longer exposures

Significantly lower true resolution

Worse wide angle

Compare the SP-550 UZ vs the SP-560 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Super zoom

Has more storage slots

Slightly smaller

Shoots much slower

No RAW support

Compare the FinePix S8000fd vs the SP-560 UZ

Olympus SP-700

Compact

Much larger screen

Significantly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Compare the SP-700 vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger

No RAW support

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No image stabilization

Shoots much slower

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the SP-560 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Higher resolution movies

Has a flip-out screen

Worse wide angle

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the SP-570 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Higher true resolution

Much worse wide angle

Much smaller screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ50 vs the SP-570 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$500 body only

$700 with 14-42mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No image stabilization

Significantly more expensive

Compare the Lumix DMC-G3 vs the SP-570 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P5000

Digicam

Significantly smaller

Much larger sensor

Much worse wide angle

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Coolpix P5000 vs the SP-570 UZ

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OlympusSP-560 UZ vs OlympusSP-570 UZ

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Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-560 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus SP-570 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

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Olympus SP-565UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix L110

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus SP-560 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Olympus SP-700

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Rebel T2i

Olympus SP-570 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Nikon Coolpix P5000

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SP-560 UZ
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SP-570 UZ