Olympus SP-100 with Panasonic SZ10 Comparison

Olympus SP-100 and Panasonic SZ10 Main Features

  • January, 2014
  • January, 2015
  • 16 MP 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
  • 16 MP 1/2.3 CCD Sensor
  • 24-1200 mm (50x) F2.9-6.5 Zoom Lens
  • 24-288 mm (12x) F3.1-6.3 Zoom Lens
  • 125 - 6400 ISO
  • 100 - 1600 ISO
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • Electronic Viewfinder
  • -
  • 920k dot Electronic viewfinder
  • -
  • 7.0 fps continuous shooting
  • 1.4 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.
  • 99 x 60 x 30 mm, 177g.
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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

Panasonic SZ10 Scores


Imaging score
21
Features score
39
Value for money score
55
Portability score
96
Overall score
37

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 with Olympus Stylus SP-100 Overview


Let's compare Olympus Stylus SP-100 with Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10. These models are included in the Small Sensor Superzoom cameras. Olympus SP-100 was released in 2014, and Panasonic SZ10 in 2015. Lumix DMC-SZ10 is newer, which is a plus. Stylus SP-100 1 years older.
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. At Olympus SP-100, the maximum ISO is greater by 4800. Both cameras have Optical image stabilization. Both cameras feature a 3-inch fixed screen.
Stylus SP-100 has electronic viewfinder, and the Lumix DMC-SZ10 doesn’t have. Viewfinder Stylus SP-100 has a higher resolution of 920k dots, Lumix DMC-SZ10 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 1.4 fps continuous shooting. Olympus Stylus SP-100 has 1.4 fps continuous shooting.

General Stylus SP-100 Lumix DMC-SZ10
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model Stylus SP-100 Lumix DMC-SZ10
Announced January, 2014 January, 2015
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 Tilting
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 9
Number of Cross Focus Points 0 0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed 1/30 sec 1/8 sec
Max Shutter Speed 1/1700 sec 1/2000 sec
Continuous Shooting 7.0 fps 1.4 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range no built-in flash 5.20
Flash Modes Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, slow sync w/redeye, off
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range ± EV ±2 EV
WB Bracketing
Sensor
Sensor Size 1/2.3 1/2.3
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor Dimensions 6.16 x 4.62 mm 6.08 x 4.56 mm
Sensor Area 28.5 mm² 27.7 mm²
Sensor Resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Max Image Resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Max Native ISO 6400 1600
Min Native ISO 125 100
Max Boosted ISO 12800 6400
Min Boosted ISO 0 0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Video Formats H.264 Motion JPEG
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 200 shots
Battery Type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery Model LI-92B
Physical
Weight 594 g 177 g
Physical Dimensions 122 x 91 x 133 mm 99 x 60 x 30 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, Internal
Storage Slots 1 1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly

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