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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200

Portability
69
Imaging
35
Features
27
Overall
31
Olympus SP-600 UZ front
 
Samsung PL200 front
Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
22
Overall
31

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Key Specs

Olympus SP-600 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-420mm (F3.5-5.4) lens
  • 455g - 110 x 90 x 91mm
  • Revealed February 2010
  • Earlier Model is Olympus SP-590 UZ
  • New Model is Olympus SP-610UZ
Samsung PL200
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 31-217mm (F3.3-5.5) lens
  • 170g - 100 x 60 x 21mm
  • Launched July 2010
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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Samsung PL200, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. The resolution of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and the PL200 (14MP) is pretty similar and they use the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-600 UZ was introduced 5 months before the PL200 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SP-600 UZ grades against the PL200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-600 UZ over the Samsung PL200

 SP-600 UZ PL200 
Focus manually Dial exact focus

Reasons to pick Samsung PL200 over the Olympus SP-600 UZ

 PL200 SP-600 UZ 
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")

Common features in the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Samsung PL200

 SP-600 UZ PL200 
LaunchedFebruary 2010July 2010Similar age
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen resolution230k230kExact same screen resolution
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-600 UZ provides outside dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Samsung PL200 has proportions of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the SP-600 UZ vs the PL200.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-600 UZ and PL200 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-600 UZ and PL200.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can expect the Samsung PL200 to offer you extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively.

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Portrait photography features
Samsung PL200 Portrait photography features
27
you can focus manually
no manual mode
external flash not possible
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
28
good megapixels (14MP)
no manual focus
no manual exposure
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ as a Street photography camera
Samsung PL200 as a Street photography camera
36
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SP-600 UZ
Sports photography with Samsung PL200
31
great zoom range (28-420mm 15.0 x zoom)
has tracking autofocus
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
38
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14MP)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Travel photography advice
Samsung PL200 Travel photography advice
51
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
great zoom (420mm)
missing Time Lapse function
megapixel count low (12MP)
does not posses selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
58
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
missing Timelapse mode
does not feature selfie friendly display
wide angle not fantastic (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ as a Landscape photography camera
Samsung PL200 as a Landscape photography camera
29
you can focus manually
quite wide (28mm)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
no manual mode
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
missing Time Lapse function
37
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
no manual exposure
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-600 UZ Vlogging details
Samsung PL200 Vlogging details
20
quite wide (28mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not posses selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic support
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not fantastic (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not feature selfie friendly display
low quality video (640 x 480 pxls)
missing external microphone jack
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Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Samsung PL200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-600 UZ and Samsung PL200
 Olympus SP-600 UZSamsung PL200
General Information
Company Olympus Samsung
Model type Olympus SP-600 UZ Samsung PL200
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2010-02-02 2010-07-21
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 3968 x 2976 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 143 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-420mm (15.0x) 31-217mm (7.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.4 f/3.3-5.5
Macro focusing distance 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 1/2 seconds 8 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1500 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 3.10 m 4.60 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 800 x 592 (20 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 640x480
Video data format H.264 H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 455 grams (1.00 lbs) 170 grams (0.37 lbs)
Dimensions 110 x 90 x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") 100 x 60 x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - BP70A
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC'/MMC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at release $189 $0