Canon SD4500 IS vs Olympus SH-50

Let's look more closely at the Canon SD4500 IS vs Olympus SH-50, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the SD4500 IS (10MP) and SH-50 (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SD4500 IS was manufactured 17 months before the SH-50 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the SD4500 IS matches up versus the SH-50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS & Olympus SH-50. The entire galleries are available at Canon SD4500 IS Gallery & Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon SD4500 IS comes with exterior dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-50 has proportions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the SD4500 IS and the SH-50.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SD4500 IS and SH-50 is 94 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The pic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SD4500 IS and SH-50.

As you can see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Olympus SH-50 to offer you extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SD4500 IS is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.