Canon SX40 HS vs Olympus SH-50

Lets look more closely at the Canon SX40 HS vs Olympus SH-50, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Canon and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the SX40 HS (12MP) and SH-50 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX40 HS was brought out 16 months earlier than the SH-50 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX40 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the SX40 HS matches up against the SH-50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX40 HS and Olympus SH-50. The entire galleries are available at Canon SX40 HS Gallery and Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon SX40 HS features physical dimensions of 123mm x 92mm x 108mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 4.3") along with a weight of 600 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-50 has proportions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Look at the Canon SX40 HS vs Olympus SH-50 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the SX40 HS compared to the SH-50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX40 HS and SH-50 is 64 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The photograph here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SX40 HS and SH-50.

To sum up, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Olympus SH-50 to give you extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older SX40 HS is going to be behind in sensor tech.