| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14 MP | 12.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Olympus | Canon |
| Model | SP 820UZ 14MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX280HS 12.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | SP 820UZ | PowerShot SX280HS |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14 MP | 12.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 105.9x 75.9x 73.5 mm | 3.3 x 10.6 x 6.3 cm |
| Weight | 413 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 4.3 - 154.8 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 24 - 864mm) | 4.5 W - 90.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 25-500mm |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Aperture Range | F2.9 - F5.7 | f/3.5 W - f/6.8 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 20x |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center Weighted, Spot Metering, ESP Light Metering | Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent 1, Sunlight, One Touch WB | - |
| Other Focus Features | TTL iESP with Contrast Detection | - |
| Focus Mode | - | TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 2.0 in 5cm - infinity W, 3.3 ft. 1m - infinity T Macro 2.0 in. - 1.6 ft. 5-50cm W |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2 sec sec | 1-1/3200 sec. 15-1/3200 sec. in Tv and M modes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, EXIF 2.21, DPOF, DCF | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 40900 PM | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | 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 | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 12.8 MP |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 461,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| 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 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |