Olympus XZ-1
Premium Compact Camera
 vs Nikon P500
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Olympus XZ-1

Best price $289
  • Weighs a lot less than the P500 9.7 oz vs 17.5 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 19 in³ vs 62 in³
  • 45% more battery life 320 shots vs 220 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $289 vs $546
  • Significantly larger image sensor 45 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 2 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector P500 does not
  • Has an External Mic jack P500 does not
  • Has RAW image capture P500 does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Olympus XZ-1

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P500

Best price
$546
  • Higher sensor resolution 12.1 MP vs 10 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 614k dots
  • Longer optical zoom 36.0× vs 4.0×
  • Wider angle lens 4.0mm vs 6.0mm
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX P500

What the Olympus XZ-1 and Nikon P500 have in common

  • Both cameras are the same age February 2011 vs March 2011
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 8 shots per second
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Olympus XZ-1 and the Nikon P500

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen
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