Olympus SP-600 UZ vs SP-800 UZ

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-600 UZ

Cheaper

$304.99

$378.81

The best price we've seen is $74 cheaper (around 20% less)

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the Olympus SP-600 UZ

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Much more zoom

30x

15x

4x more zoom

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SP-800 UZ's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has boost ISO

10,000 ISO

None

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

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SP-800 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly less shutter lag

280 ms

460 ms

Around 40% less delay when taking photos

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the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-600 UZ

44	vs	59
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Olympus SP-800 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-800 UZ.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Fast continuous shooting
	10 fps

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

Short max exposure time

SP-600 UZ:	1/2s
SP-800 UZ:	1/4s

	Quite thick
	3.6"

	Heavy
	455 g

Very expensive

SP-600 UZ:	$304.99
SP-800 UZ:	$378.81

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Large
	Prosumer size 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
	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
	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

competitors

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

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

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

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much higher resolution screen

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

Is slightly smaller

Has image stabilization

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-800 UZ

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is significantly more expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the D5100 vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the D5100 vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is much smaller

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the SZ10 vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the SZ10 vs the SP-800 UZ

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the SP-600 UZ

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-610 UZ

Super zoom

$202 - $305

Image stabilization

Significantly larger screen

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the SP-610 UZ vs the SP-600 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

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

Image stabilization

Significantly larger screen

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the SP-600 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller

Shoots significantly slower

Less zoom

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the SP-600 UZ

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

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Higher resolution movies

Less zoom

No boost ISO

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the SP-800 UZ

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Image stabilization

Has a flip-out screen

Significantly smaller screen

Larger

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-800 UZ

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Image stabilization

Has a flip-out screen

Significantly smaller screen

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the SP-800 UZ

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Snapsort

(11:11 PM, February 09, 2011)

Hi Charles, I apologize, we made a mistake on the specs on this camera. We'll have it corrected shortly. It looks like we made the same mistake on the SP-800.

Charles Cozart

(7:23 PM, February 09, 2011)

The Olympic SP-600UX is not a 24p Camera..it operates in 30p Movie Mode only. The specs from Olympus never inducate that the camera operates in 24p mode. I unfortunately purchased this camera based on what appears to be inacurate information from this site. If you have additional information or proof that the camer operates in any sort of 24p mode please forward it to charles.cozart@gmail.com. Thanks

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OlympusSP-600 UZ vs OlympusSP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 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-600 UZ

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

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Nikon D5100

Olympus SZ10

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Olympus SP-600 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-610 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Nikon Coolpix L110

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Nikon Coolpix P100

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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Olympus
SP-600 UZ
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Olympus
SP-800 UZ