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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7

Portability
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Imaging
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Features
35
Overall
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Olympus SP-800 UZ front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 front
Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
17
Overall
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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Key Specs

Olympus SP-800 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 3200 (Push to 1000)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-840mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 455g - 110 x 90 x 91mm
  • Revealed February 2010
  • Successor is Olympus SP-810 UZ
Panasonic FS7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.5" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600 (Bump to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 33-132mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 139g - 97 x 54 x 22mm
  • Revealed January 2009
Photography Glossary

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Overview

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Panasonic FS7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was revealed 13 months after the FS7 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the SP-800 UZ matches up vs the FS7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-800 UZ over the Panasonic FS7

 SP-800 UZ FS7 
RevealedFebruary 2010January 2009More modern by 13 months
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")

Reasons to pick Panasonic FS7 over the Olympus SP-800 UZ

 FS7 SP-800 UZ 

Common features in the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Panasonic FS7

 SP-800 UZ FS7 
Focus manually No manual focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display resolution230k230kThe same display resolution
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch display Neither comes with Touch display

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SP-800 UZ comes with outside measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS7 has specifications of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Panasonic FS7 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SP-800 UZ vs the FS7.

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-800 UZ and FS7 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it is very hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing technical specs. The pic below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-800 UZ and FS7.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SP-800 UZ using its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-800 UZ will render greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer SP-800 UZ is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic FS7 Portrait photography highlights
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good MP (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
external flash not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
19
manual focus not available
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.5")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Street photography details
Panasonic FS7 Street photography details
46
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
56
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.5")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic FS7 as a Sports photography camera
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long zoom range (28-840mm 30.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
24
built in image stabilization (Optical)
low fps (3.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.5")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Travel photography details
Panasonic FS7 Travel photography details
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good MP (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
great zoom (840mm)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
51
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly display
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Landscape photography advice
Panasonic FS7 Landscape photography advice
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relatively wide (28mm)
good sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
manual mode not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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built in image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
small screen (2.7 inches)
manual mode not possible
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.5")
lack of RAW files
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Vlogging advice
Panasonic FS7 Vlogging advice
24
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external mic jack
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly display
low res video (640 x 480 pxls)
lack of mic jack
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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Panasonic FS7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Panasonic FS7
 Olympus SP-800 UZPanasonic Lumix DMC-FS7
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus SP-800 UZ Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Revealed 2010-02-02 2009-01-16
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.5"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 5.744 x 4.308mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 24.7mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2
Max resolution 4288 x 3216 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 3200 1600
Max enhanced ISO 1000 6400
Min native ISO 64 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 143 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-840mm (30.0x) 33-132mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/2.8-5.6 f/2.8-5.9
Macro focus range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 6.3
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 12 secs 60 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames per second 3.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.10 m -
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, Auto Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 640x480
Video data format H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic 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 proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 455 gr (1.00 lb) 139 gr (0.31 lb)
Dimensions 110 x 90 x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") 97 x 54 x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 model Li-50B -
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $270 $160