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Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000

Portability
90
Imaging
37
Features
36
Overall
36
Olympus SZ-10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 front
Portability
93
Imaging
33
Features
17
Overall
26

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Key Specs

Olympus SZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-504mm (F3.1-4.4) lens
  • 215g - 106 x 67 x 38mm
  • Revealed February 2011
Sony S2000
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 33-105mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 167g - 98 x 61 x 27mm
  • Announced January 2010
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Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Overview

Below is a complete comparison of the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony S2000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and S2000 (10MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SZ-10 was released 14 months later than the S2000 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the SZ-10 grades vs the S2000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-10 over the Sony S2000

 SZ-10 S2000 
AnnouncedFebruary 2011January 2010More recent by 14 months
Display resolution460k230kSharper display (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony S2000 over the Olympus SZ-10

 S2000 SZ-10 

Common features in the Olympus SZ-10 and Sony S2000

 SZ-10 S2000 
Manual focus Lack of manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither has Touch friendly display

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-10 has physical dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony S2000 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the SZ-10 versus the S2000.

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and S2000 is 90 and 93 respectively.

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by reviewing specs. The graphic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and S2000.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus SZ-10 to offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent SZ-10 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 sensor size comparison

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SZ-10 Portrait photography factors
Sony S2000 Portrait photography factors
33
decent MP (14MP)
features face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
external flash not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
19
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
external flash not possible
low resolution sensor (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus SZ-10 Street photography factors
Sony S2000 Street photography factors
60
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than others (215g)
fixed screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
46
no moving screen
no image stabilization
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SZ-10
Sports photography with Sony S2000
40
excellent zoom range (28-504mm 18.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (14MP)
features tracking autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
low battery life (220 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect AF
16
max shutter speed is low (1/1,200s)
low frames per second (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SZ-10 Travel photography info
Sony S2000 Travel photography info
65
lighter than others (215g)
decent MP (14MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
very long reach (504mm)
no Timelapse recording
low battery life (220 per charge)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
50
built-in flash
doesn't have Time Lapse function
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SZ-10
Landscape photography with Sony S2000
40
rather wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
no manual mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
low battery life (220 shots)
no Timelapse recording
27
decent sized screen (3")
focusing manually not possible
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
no manual control
no image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SZ-10 as a Vlogging camera
Sony S2000 as a Vlogging camera
31
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features face detection focusing
lighter than others (215g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone support
21
wide angle not great (33mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
video resolution low (640 x 480 pixels)
doesn't have external mic port
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Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony S2000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SZ-10 and Sony S2000
 Olympus SZ-10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model Olympus SZ-10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2011-02-08 2010-01-07
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III+ Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 3456 x 2592
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-504mm (18.0x) 33-105mm (3.2x)
Maximum aperture f/3.1-4.4 f/3.1-5.6
Macro focus range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4s 1s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1200s
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 7.10 m 3.30 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 640x480
Video data format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected 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 215 gr (0.47 lb) 167 gr (0.37 lb)
Dimensions 106 x 67 x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") 98 x 61 x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1")
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 220 shots -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model LI-50B 2 x AA
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, optional SD, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Launch pricing $300 $225