Olympus SZ-12
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Samsung WB250F
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Olympus SZ-12

Best price $200
  • 21% more battery life 350 shots vs 290 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $200 vs $219
  • Longer optical zoom 24.0× vs 18.0×
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 8 shots per sec
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback WB250F does not have HDMI

What’s good about the Samsung WB250F

Best price
$219
  • Weighs a little bit less than the SZ-12 6.49 oz vs 7.6 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 9 in³ vs 17 in³
  • Has longer exposure available 16 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs March 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Has HDR on-board SZ-12 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities SZ-12 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities SZ-12 does not have 3D

What the Olympus SZ-12 and Samsung WB250F have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 14 MP vs 14.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Olympus SZ-12 and the Samsung WB250F

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen

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