Casio EX-S12 vs Olympus SH-1

Below is a complete comparison of the Casio EX-S12 vs Olympus SH-1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and SH-1 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-S12 was announced 6 years earlier than the SH-1 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the EX-S12 scores against the SH-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S12 comes with physical dimensions of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Olympus SH-1 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-S12 and the SH-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-S12 and SH-1 is 96 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S12 and SH-1.

As you can see, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Olympus SH-1 to offer more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older EX-S12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.