Olympus SZ-20
Compact Superzoom Camera
 vs Canon G1 X
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Olympus SZ-20

Best price $300
  • Weighs a lot less than the G1 X 6.56 oz vs 19 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 12 in³ vs 37 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $300 vs $669
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 14.3 MP
  • Longer optical zoom 12.5× vs 4.0×
  • Wider angle lens 4.2mm vs 15.1mm
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Has panorama image capture G1 X does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities G1 X does not have 3D
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G1 X

Best price
$669
  • Significantly larger image sensor 262 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 922k dots vs 460k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2012 vs March 2011
  • Viewscreen flips out SZ-20 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector SZ-20 does not
  • Has RAW image capture SZ-20 does not have RAW capture
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What the Olympus SZ-20 and Canon G1 X have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Olympus SZ-20 and the Canon G1 X

  • No HDR processing
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi
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