Canon SX220 HS vs Olympus SH-3

Its time to look more in depth at the Canon SX220 HS and Olympus SH-3, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the SX220 HS (12MP) and SH-3 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX220 HS was launched 6 years prior to the SH-3 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the SX220 HS grades versus the SH-3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon SX220 HS and Olympus Stylus SH-3. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX220 HS Gallery and Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX220 HS has outside measurements of 106mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-3 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check out the Canon SX220 HS and Olympus SH-3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the SX220 HS vs the SH-3.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SX220 HS and SH-3 is 96 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by researching a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX220 HS and SH-3.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Olympus SH-3 to render more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SX220 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.