Olympus SP-100 with Olympus SZ-16 iHS Comparison

Olympus SP-100 and Olympus SZ-16 iHS Main Features

  • January, 2014
  • January, 2013
  • 16 MP 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
  • 16 MP 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
  • 24-1200 mm (50x) F2.9-6.5 Zoom Lens
  • 25-600 mm (24x) F3.0-6.9 Zoom Lens
  • 125 - 6400 ISO
  • 80 - 6400 ISO
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • Electronic Viewfinder
  • -
  • 920k dot Electronic viewfinder
  • -
  • 7.0 fps continuous shooting
  • 2.0 fps continuous shooting
  • 1920 x 1080 video resolution
  • 1280 x 720 video resolution
  • Built-In Wireless
  • Built-In Wireless
  • 122 x 91 x 133 mm, 594g.
  • 108 x 70 x 40 mm, 226g.
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Olympus SP-100 Scores


Imaging score
22
Features score
60
Value for money score
66
Portability score
72
Overall score
50

Olympus SZ-16 iHS Scores


Imaging score
21
Features score
42
Value for money score
56
Portability score
94
Overall score
39

Olympus SZ-16 iHS with Olympus Stylus SP-100 Overview


Let's compare Stylus SP-100 with SZ-16 iHS. Both cameras produced Olympus. These models are included in the Small Sensor Superzoom cameras. Olympus SP-100 was released in 2014, and Olympus SZ-16 iHS in 2013. Stylus SP-100 is newer, which is a plus. SZ-16 iHS 1 years older. However 1 years, the difference is not so bad.
These two cameras have the same sensor resolution - 16 MP. The more megapixels the camera has, the more detailed and clear the picture will be. The number of megapixels will also affect the maximum size of the photos, which then can be printed without loss of quality.
At the first camera (Stylus SP-100), the minimum ISO value is lower, which gives more opportunities for shooting in daylight. A larger maximum ISO allows you to take good pictures in the dark. Both cameras have Optical image stabilization. Both cameras feature a 3-inch fixed screen.
Stylus SP-100 has electronic viewfinder, and the SZ-16 iHS doesn’t have. Viewfinder Stylus SP-100 has a higher resolution of 920k dots, SZ-16 iHS has a resolution of no electronic viewfinderk dots. Burst mode, also called continuous shooting mode, sports mode or continuous high speed mode, is a shooting mode in still cameras. Olympus Stylus SP-100 has 2.0 fps continuous shooting. Olympus Stylus SP-100 has 2.0 fps continuous shooting.

General Stylus SP-100 SZ-16 iHS
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model Stylus SP-100 SZ-16 iHS
Announced January, 2014 January, 2013
Body Type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Lens
Lens Mount fixed lens fixed lens
Manual Focus
Focal Lens Multiplier
Number of Lenses 0 0
Macro Focus Range 1 n/a
Screen
Screen Size 3" 3"
Screen Type Fixed Fixed
Screen Resolution 460k pixels 460k pixels
Touch Screen
Live View
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder Resolution 920
Viewfinder Coverage n/a% n/a%
Viewfinder Magnification 0.0 0.0
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points 0 0
Number of Cross Focus Points 0 0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed 1/30 sec 1/4 sec
Max Shutter Speed 1/1700 sec 1/2000 sec
Continuous Shooting 7.0 fps 2.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range no built-in flash no built-in flash
Flash Modes Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range ± EV ± EV
WB Bracketing
Sensor
Sensor Size 1/2.3 1/2.3
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor Dimensions 6.16 x 4.62 mm mm
Sensor Area 28.5 mm² 0.0 mm²
Sensor Resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Max Image Resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Max Native ISO 6400 6400
Min Native ISO 125 80
Max Boosted ISO 12800 0
Min Boosted ISO 0 0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Video Formats H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Timelapse Recording
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
Connectivity
GPS None None
Wireless Connectivity Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Battery
Battery Life 330 shots 220 shots
Battery Type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery Model LI-92B LI-50B
Physical
Weight 594 g 226 g
Physical Dimensions 122 x 91 x 133 mm 108 x 70 x 40 mm
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Shock Proof
Storage
Storage Type SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage Slots 1 1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly

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