Olympus SP-560 UZ vs Panasonic DMC-FP7

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Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Much better wide angle

27 mm

35 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SP-560 UZ's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

More zoom

18x

Around 20.5x more zoom

Shoots much faster

15 fps

1.7 fps

Around 9x faster continuous shooting

Much better macro capability

1 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SP-560 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

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

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FP7

Much larger screen

3.5"

2.5"

More than 40% larger screen

Much smaller

101x58x18 mm

116x79x78 mm

6.6x smaller

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Much thinner

0.7"

3.1"

4.3x thinner

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Significantly lighter

147 g

365 g

2.5x lighter

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

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the Panasonic DMC-FP7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-560 UZ

39	vs	35
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-560 UZ. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	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

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

SP-560 UZ:	480p @ 30fps
DMC-FP7:	720p @ 30fps

competitors

No significant shared competitors found.

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

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

No RAW support

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-560 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Compact

$183

Shoots faster

Much smaller screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FP3 vs the Lumix DMC-FP7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5

Compact

Much smaller screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FP5 vs the Lumix DMC-FP7

Fujifilm FinePix XP100

Waterproof

$213 - $250

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Much smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the FinePix XP100 vs the Lumix DMC-FP7

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$169

Much better wide angle

Takes 3D photos

Much smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix TS20 vs the Lumix DMC-FP7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

Compact

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Much smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FX66 vs the Lumix DMC-FP7

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Olympus
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DMC-FP7

Olympus SP-560 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FP7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

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Advantages

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Olympus SP-560 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Olympus SP-700

Canon Powershot SX40

Nikon Coolpix P500

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5

Fujifilm FinePix XP100

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

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OlympusSP-560 UZ vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FP7

Olympus SP-560 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FP7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-560 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd

Olympus SP-700

Canon Powershot SX40

Nikon Coolpix P500

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5

Fujifilm FinePix XP100

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

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Olympus
SP-560 UZ
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FP7