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Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

Portability
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Imaging
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Features
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Overall
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Canon PowerShot SX740 HS front
 
Olympus SP-800 UZ front
Portability
69
Imaging
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Features
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Overall
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Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Key Specs

Canon SX740 HS
(Full Review)
  • 21MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-960mm (F3.3-6.9) lens
  • 299g - 110 x 64 x 40mm
  • Introduced July 2018
  • Previous Model is Canon SX730 HS
Olympus SP-800 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 3200 (Raise to 1000)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-840mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 455g - 110 x 90 x 91mm
  • Introduced February 2010
  • Renewed by Olympus SP-810 UZ
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Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Overview

Here, we are comparing the Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and SP-800 UZ (14MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SX740 HS was brought out 8 years after the SP-800 UZ which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the SX740 HS matches up against the SP-800 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX740 HS over the Olympus SP-800 UZ

 SX740 HS SP-800 UZ 
IntroducedJuly 2018February 2010Newer by 104 months
Manual focus Dial exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution922k230kSharper display (+692k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Olympus SP-800 UZ over the Canon SX740 HS

 SP-800 UZ SX740 HS 

Common features in the Canon SX740 HS and Olympus SP-800 UZ

 SX740 HS SP-800 UZ 
Display size3"3"Same display measurement
Touch friendly display No Touch friendly display

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Physical Comparison

When you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Canon SX740 HS offers physical measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Olympus SP-800 UZ has specifications of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the SX740 HS vs the SP-800 UZ.

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX740 HS and SP-800 UZ is 88 and 69 respectively.

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ top view buttons comparison

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by seeing specs. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX740 HS and SP-800 UZ.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Canon SX740 HS to provide extra detail having its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The younger SX740 HS should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ sensor size comparison

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX740 HS Portrait photography highlights
Olympus SP-800 UZ Portrait photography highlights
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focusing manually
MP count decent (21 megapixels)
comes with face detection autofocus
external flash not possible
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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resolution is good (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon SX740 HS
Street photography with Olympus SP-800 UZ
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screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average in class (299 grams)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
46
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Canon SX740 HS Sports photography advice
Olympus SP-800 UZ Sports photography advice
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incredible zoom range (24-960mm 40.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (21MP)
comes with tracking autofocus
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
low battery power (265 CIPA)
lacks phase detect autofocus
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amazing zoom range (28-840mm 30.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Canon SX740 HS Travel photography highlights
Olympus SP-800 UZ Travel photography highlights
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lighter than average in class (299 grams)
supports bluetooth
MP count decent (21 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
rather wide (24mm)
great zoom (960mm)
low battery power (265 per charge)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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resolution is good (14MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
very long zoom (840mm)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX740 HS Landscape photography info
Olympus SP-800 UZ Landscape photography info
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focusing manually
rather wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (21 megapixels)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
low battery power (265 CIPA)
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quite wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
no manual exposure
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX740 HS Vlogging highlights
Olympus SP-800 UZ Vlogging highlights
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rather wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection autofocus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than average in class (299 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
missing external microphone jack
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quite wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone jack
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Canon SX740 HS vs Olympus SP-800 UZ Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX740 HS and Olympus SP-800 UZ
 Canon PowerShot SX740 HSOlympus SP-800 UZ
General Information
Make Canon Olympus
Model Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Olympus SP-800 UZ
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2018-07-31 2010-02-02
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip DIGIC 8 TruePic III
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 21MP 14MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 -
Full resolution 5184 x 3888 4288 x 3216
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Max boosted ISO - 1000
Lowest native ISO 100 64
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points - 143
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-960mm (40.0x) 28-840mm (30.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.3-6.9 f/2.8-5.6
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 922 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15 secs 12 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.00 m 3.10 m
Flash settings Auto, on, slow synchro, off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p, MP4, H.264, AAC 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 299 grams (0.66 pounds) 455 grams (1.00 pounds)
Physical dimensions 110 x 64 x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") 110 x 90 x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 265 photos -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery model - Li-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom self-timer) Yes (12 or 2 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible) SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $400 $270