Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony DSC-HX1

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Significantly more zoom

30x

20x

Around 2.5x more zoom

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.1 MP

Capture around 20% more detail in your photos

Has boost ISO

10,000 ISO

None

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

Significantly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm

Around 20% larger sensor

Lighter

455 g

544 g

Around 20% lighter

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the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX1

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Higher resolution movies

1440 x 1080 @ 30fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution standard resolution video

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

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

Significantly longer exposures

30s

1/4s

120x longer exposures

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Slightly cheaper

$355.00

$378.81

The best price we've seen is $24 cheaper (around 10% less)

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the Sony DSC-HX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Olympus SP-800 UZ

59	vs	60
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Great zoom

SP-800 UZ:	30x
DSC-HX1:	20x

	Fast continuous shooting
	10 fps

	Good macro capabilities
	1 cm

Very expensive

SP-800 UZ:	$378.81
DSC-HX1:	$355.00

	Quite thick
	3.6"

Heavy

SP-800 UZ:	455 g
DSC-HX1:	544 g

Large

SP-800 UZ:	110x90x91 mm
DSC-HX1:	115x83x92 mm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	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

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	No external flash support
	Less expandable

	No RAW support
	Less editing fidelity

	Neither has an external mic jack
	Limited to the in-camera mic

competitors

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX100v vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX100v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-800 UZ

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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-800 UZ

Compare the D5100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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

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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Significantly more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Larger

Slightly heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-800 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus SP-800 UZ

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX1

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

Nikon Coolpix P100

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Canon Powershot SX40

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon D5100

Olympus SP-800 UZ Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung Pro815

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

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Olympus
SP-800 UZ
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-HX1