Canon A495 vs Olympus SH-1

Below, we will be looking at the Canon A495 and Olympus SH-1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A495 (10MP) and SH-1 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The A495 was announced 5 years before the SH-1 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A495 scores vs the SH-1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A495 & Olympus Stylus SH-1. The whole galleries are available at Canon A495 Gallery & Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon A495 has exterior measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-1 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon A495 and Olympus SH-1 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the A495 and the SH-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A495 and SH-1 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The photograph below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A495 and SH-1.

All in all, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Olympus SH-1 to result in greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older A495 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.