Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Pentax WS80

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Much more zoom

30x

36x more zoom

Much wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.8

At its widest zoom, the SP-800 UZ's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1.1 fps

More than 9x faster continuous shooting

Has boost ISO

10,000 ISO

None

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

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Much smaller

92x60x22 mm

110x90x91 mm

7.4x smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

3,200 ISO

The WS80's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Much thinner

0.9"

3.6"

4.1x thinner

Much lighter

125 g

455 g

3.6x lighter

Waterproof

Yes

Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly longer exposures

1/4s

16x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Pentax WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-800 UZ

42	vs	31
Explain scores

Pentax Optio WS80

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 super zoom with a waterproof.

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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.

Short max exposure time

SP-800 UZ:	1/4s
WS80:	4s

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	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

SP-800 UZ:	28 mm
WS80:	35 mm

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

No significant shared competitors found.

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

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Significantly more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Shoots significantly slower

Significantly worse macro capability

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

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Much higher resolution screen

Image stabilization

Significantly less zoom

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Significantly better wide angle

Image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the FinePix S4000 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

Pentax Optio RS1000

Compact

$138 - $236

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Not waterproof

Compare the Optio RS1000 vs the Optio WS80

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Much wider aperture

Image stabilization

Much lower true resolution

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the Optio WS80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Smaller screen

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Optio W80 vs the Optio WS80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Much better wide angle

Has an external mic jack

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ150 vs the Optio WS80

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

Much wider aperture

Image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W200 vs the Optio WS80

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Olympus
SP-800 UZ
vs
Pentax Optio
WS80

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

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-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Nikon Coolpix P100

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio RS1000

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Pentax Optio W80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

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OlympusSP-800 UZ vs Pentax OptioWS80

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

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-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Nikon Coolpix L120

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Nikon Coolpix P100

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio RS1000

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Pentax Optio W80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

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Olympus
SP-800 UZ
vs
Pentax Optio
WS80