Canon S90 vs Olympus SH-1

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Canon S90 and Olympus SH-1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the S90 (10MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the S90 (1/1.7") and SH-1 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The S90 was launched 5 years prior to the SH-1 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the S90 grades against the SH-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S90 and Olympus Stylus SH-1. The complete galleries are available at Canon S90 Gallery and Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon S90 has got outside dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Olympus SH-1 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

See the Canon S90 and Olympus SH-1 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the S90 compared to the SH-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S90 and SH-1 is 92 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S90 and SH-1.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S90 because of its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus SH-1 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older S90 will be behind in sensor innovation.