Olympus SZ-16 iHS

The Olympus SZ-16 iHS is a superzoom camera launched on 08/01/2013.

Technically speaking, the Olympus SZ-16 iHS ranks well below the category average, scoring 27 overall. The Olympus SZ-16 iHS weights 226 gr and spans 108 x 70 x 40 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Olympus SZ-16 iHS is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 18, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 68, ranks among the worst 44% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 45, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 11, ranks 17% in its category. Olympus SZ-16 iHS is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 14% in its category. Olympus SZ-16 iHS is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 23, ranks 19% in its category. Olympus SZ-16 iHS is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Olympus SZ-16 iHS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 23% in its category. Olympus SZ-16 iHS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.