Olympus SP-590UZ vs Olympus SP-810UZ

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus SP-590UZ and the Olympus SP-810UZ, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus SP-590UZ was introduced in January 2009 and Olympus SP-810UZ was introduced in July 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus SP-590UZ over Olympus SP-810UZ.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus SP-810UZ over Olympus SP-590UZ.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus SP-590UZ has a 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution and Olympus SP-810UZ has a 3.0" screen with 230k dot resolution. Both have Fixed screens.

Electronic Viewfinder on Olympus SP-590UZ

Olympus SP-590UZ has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Olympus SP-810UZ.

Olympus SP-590UZ features a 12 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 27.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 6,400. Olympus SP-810UZ features a 14 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Olympus SP-590UZ can take pictures up to 3968 x 2976 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 2536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 1920 x 1080. Olympus SP-810UZ is equipped with TruePic III+ processor and can take pictures up to 4288 x 3216 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4288 x 2416, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in [y] image stabilization.

Bluetooth on Olympus SP-590UZ

Olympus SP-590UZ has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus SP-810UZ comes with Li-50B battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Olympus SP-590UZ has a single xD Picture Card/microSD card slot. Olympus SP-810UZ has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus SP-590UZ, and up to 1/1200 sec on Olympus SP-810UZ. Olympus SP-590UZ can shoot continuously up to 6.0 fps. Olympus SP-810UZ can shoot continuously up to 0.7 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 8.00 m on Olympus SP-590UZ and 6.20 m on Olympus SP-810UZ..

Olympus SP-590UZ body has dimensions of 116 x 84 x 81 mm (4.57 x 3.31 x 3.19") and Olympus SP-810UZ body has dimensions of 106 x 76 x 74 mm (4.17 x 2.99 x 2.91") and they both weigh 413 g (0.91 lb / 14.57 oz).

Olympus SP-590UZ

Olympus SP-810UZ

116 mm

84 mm

106 mm

76 mm

84 mm

76 mm