Canon SX160 IS
Compact Superzoom Camera
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Olympus SZ-16
Compact Superzoom Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
Best price
$350
- 27% more battery life 380 shots vs 300 shots
- Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds
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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
What’s good about the Olympus SZ-16 iHS
Best price
$250
$250
- Weighs a little bit less than the SX160 IS 8 oz vs 10.3 oz
- Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 22 in³
- Cheaper street price $250 vs $350
- Higher resolution rear screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 800 ISO
- Newer camera March 2013 vs August 2012
- Longer optical zoom 24.0× vs 16.0×
- Better built-in flash range 43′ vs 10′
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
- Has HDR on-board SX160 IS does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture SX160 IS does not have panorama
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Olympus SZ-16 iHS
What the Canon SX160 IS and Olympus SZ-16 have in common
- Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
- Similar image sensor size 28 in²
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- Similar continuous shooting speed 3 shots per second vs 3 shots per second
- HDMI port
What’s missing from both the Canon SX160 IS and the Olympus SZ-16
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No 3D capture -
No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No RAW capture -
No hot shoe -
No Wi-Fi -
No flip out viewscreen