| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Olympus | Canon |
| Model | SP 820UZ 14MP DSLR Camera | EOS Rebel K2 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SP 820UZ | EOS Rebel K2 |
| Color | Black | Grey |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 105.9x 75.9x 73.5 mm | 130 x 88 x 64 mm |
| Weight | 413 GM | 365 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | - |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 4.3 - 154.8 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 24 - 864mm) | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Aperture Range | F2.9 - F5.7 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF mountelectronic signal transfer system |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center Weighted, Spot Metering, ESP Light Metering | Center-weighted average metering Set automatically in M mode. |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent 1, Sunlight, One Touch WB | - |
| Other Focus Features | TTL iESP with Contrast Detection | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Auto, Manual |
| Focus Range | - | EV1-18 at ISO100 |
| Focus Points | - | Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2 sec sec | 30 to 1/2000 sec., Bulb X-sync at 1/90 sec. Can be set in 1/2-stop increments. |
| Shutter Type | - | Vertical-travel, focal plane |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, EXIF 2.21, DPOF, DCF | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 40900 PM | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4288 x 3216 (14 M) | - |
| Picture Angle | 24 mm Wide-angle | - |
| Other Image Features | 4288 x 3216 (14 M), 3264 x 2448 (8 M), 2560 x 1920 (5 M), 2048 x 1536 (3 M), 1600 x 1200 (2 M), 1280 x 960 (1 M), 640 x 480 (VGA), 4288 x 2416 (169), 1920 x 1080 | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 14 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC, Eye-Fi Card Compatible | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | AAC | - |
| Video Format | MPEG-4 | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | - | SLR-type, eye level proof prism mirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 90% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.70x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 +0.5 dpt. |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Portrait,Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB up to |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Scene, Flash Off, Intelligent Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Automatic Depth-of-Field AE |