Olympus
SP-700
 vs
Olympus
SP-800 UZ

Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Olympus SP-700 vs Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

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Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

True resolution
 High true resolution
9.8 MP
Continuous shooting
 Rapid fire
10 fps
Light sensitivity (boost)
 High ISO (boost)
10,000 ISO
Olympus SP-700

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Runner-up

Olympus SP-700

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-700

Size
 Really small
Compact 98x57x24 mm
Thickness
 Thin
0.9"
Weight
 Light-weight
180 g

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-700
Size Much smaller 98x57x24 mm vs 110x90x91 mm
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 6.7x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 0.9" vs 3.6"
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 3.8x thinner
Weight Much lighter 180 g vs 455 g
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 2.5x lighter
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/4s
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 16x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ
Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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 Around 30% better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom 30x vs 3x
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 100x more zoom
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 5.9 MP
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 Capture more than 60% more detail in your photos
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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 At its widest zoom, the SP-800 UZ's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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 Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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 Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 0.7 fps
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 Around 14.5x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 10,000 ISO vs None
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 Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 400 ISO
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 The SP-800 UZ's maximum light sensitivity is 3 f-stops better
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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 More than 10% larger sensor
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-700 Olympus SP-700
24 vs 42
Explain scores
Olympus SP-800 UZ Olympus SP-800 UZ
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-800 UZ. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a super zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
SP-700:4s
SP-800 UZ:1/4s
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SP-700:38 mm
SP-800 UZ:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
SP-700:480p @ 30fps
SP-800 UZ:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-700
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the SP-700
Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the SP-800 UZ
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300
Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-700
Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-800 UZ
Olympus SP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-600 UZ

Super zoom

$305
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Compare the SP-600 UZ vs the SP-700
Compare the SP-600 UZ vs the SP-800 UZ
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-700
Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the SP-800 UZ
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742
Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Screen flips out Has a screen which flips out
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the SP-700
Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-700 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus SP-560 UZ

Olympus SP-560 UZ

Super zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen
Size Significantly larger
Compare the SP-560 UZ vs the SP-700
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens
Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Compare the Rebel T3i vs the SP-700
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167
Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the SP-700
Canon PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$109
Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Slightly larger
Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the SP-700
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the SP-700

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Samsung Pro815

Samsung Pro815

Pro digicam
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Much larger screen
Zoom Much less zoom
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Compare the Pro815 vs the SP-800 UZ
Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-800 UZ
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the SP-800 UZ
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the SP-800 UZ
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-800 UZ

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