Fujifilm A100 vs Olympus SH-2

Lets look much closer at the Fujifilm A100 and Olympus SH-2, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and SH-2 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A100 was announced 7 years prior to the SH-2 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the Fujifilm A100 scores vs the SH-2 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A100 and Olympus Stylus SH-2. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm A100 Gallery and Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A100 offers outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-2 has proportions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm A100 and Olympus SH-2 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm A100 compared to the SH-2.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A100 and SH-2 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the contrast in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm A100 and SH-2.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Olympus SH-2 to show more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm A100 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.