Olympus Stylus 730 vs Pentax P80

differences

Advantages of the Olympus Stylus 730

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Smaller

96x62x21 mm

102x59x25 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better macro capability

7 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 30% closer to the lens

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Thinner

0.8"

Around 20% thinner

Has boost ISO

1,600 ISO

None

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

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the Olympus Stylus 730

Advantages of the Pentax P80

Much better wide angle

27 mm

38 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.6

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the P80's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

7.1 MP

Capture around 40% more detail in your photos

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

800 ISO

The P80's maximum light sensitivity is 3 f-stops better

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Significantly lighter

125 g

190 g

More than 30% lighter

Learn more about
the Pentax P80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus Stylus 730

45	vs	56
Explain scores

Pentax Optio P80

Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio P80.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Short max exposure time
	4 seconds

One has boost ISO

Stylus 730:	1,600 ISO
P80:	None

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Poor macro capabilities

Stylus 730:	7 cm
P80:	10 cm

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

Stylus 730:	480p @ 30fps
P80:	720p @ 30fps

Poor zoom

Stylus 730:	3x
P80:	4.1x

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10

Compact

Has image stabilization

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FX10 vs the Stylus 730

Compare the Lumix DMC-FX10 vs the Optio P80

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Stylus 730

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Optio P80

Samsung ES75

Digicam

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the ES75 vs the Stylus 730

Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much smaller screen

Compare the DiMAGE A2 vs the Stylus 730

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

Compact

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Much smaller sensor

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SD870 IS vs the Stylus 730

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Much better wide angle

Much more zoom

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Stylus 730

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Shoots slower

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Stylus 730

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Compact

$122

Image stabilization

Significantly better macro capability

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH1 vs the Optio P80

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller

Significantly narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Optio P80

Pentax Optio M60

Compact

Smaller

Much faster max shutter speed

Much worse wide angle

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Optio M60 vs the Optio P80

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Has a flip-out screen

Smaller

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Narrower aperture

Compare the Exilim ZS6 vs the Optio P80

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Optio P80

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