Olympus SP-590 UZ vs 1200

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Much better wide angle

26 mm

35 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Much more zoom

26x

More than 75x more zoom

Image stabilization

Sensor shift, Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Much better macro capability

1 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

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

Better maximum light sensitivity

1,600 ISO

400 ISO

The SP-590 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

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the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus 1200

Much higher true resolution

12 MP

9.8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Much smaller

98x56x23 mm

116x84x81 mm

6.3x smaller

Much larger sensor

1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Around 50% larger sensor

Much thinner

0.9"

3.2"

3.5x thinner

Much lighter

125 g

413 g

3.3x lighter

Shoots slightly faster

7 fps

6 fps

Around 20% faster continuous shooting

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the Olympus 1200

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-590 UZ

39	vs	25
Explain scores

Olympus Stylus 1200

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-590 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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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

	Movie support
	480p @ 30fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Very small screens
	2.7"

Poor maximum light sensitivity

SP-590 UZ:	1,600 ISO
1200:	400 ISO

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the SP-590 UZ

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the Stylus 1200

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ150 vs the SP-590 UZ

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ150 vs the Stylus 1200

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Super zoom

$318

Shoots RAW

Supports an external flash

Less zoom

Shorter max exposures

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

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Much more zoom

Significantly larger screen

Significantly worse macro capability

Shoots slower

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-590 UZ

Olympus D-580 Zoom

Compact

Significantly smaller

Significantly thinner

Much lower true resolution

Much worse wide angle

Compare the D-580 Zoom vs the SP-590 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Higher resolution movies

Much more zoom

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-590 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Super zoom

$438 - $500

Higher resolution movies

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the FinePix HS30 EXR vs the SP-590 UZ

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W620 vs the Stylus 1200

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Much better wide angle

Much more zoom

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P90 vs the Stylus 1200

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX100v vs the Stylus 1200

Nikon D3200

Entry-level DSLR

$699 - $700 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the D3200 vs the Stylus 1200

Sony Alpha NEX-5

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$569 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Higher resolution movies

No built-in flash

Larger

Compare the Alpha NEX-5 vs the Stylus 1200

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OlympusSP-590 UZ vs Olympus Stylus1200

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Olympus Stylus 1200

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 1200

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus 1200

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P510

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Olympus SP-590 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus D-580 Zoom

Nikon Coolpix P500

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Olympus Stylus 1200 Competitors

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Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Nikon Coolpix P90

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Nikon D3200

Sony Alpha NEX-5

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Olympus
SP-590 UZ
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Olympus Stylus
1200