Fujifilm S8100fd vs Olympus SH-2

Lets look much closer at the Fujifilm S8100fd and Olympus SH-2, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S8100fd (10MP) and SH-2 (16MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm S8100fd was manufactured 7 years before the SH-2 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the Fujifilm S8100fd matches up against the SH-2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd and Olympus Stylus SH-2. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm S8100fd Gallery and Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S8100fd comes with physical measurements of 111mm x 78mm x 79mm (4.4" x 3.1" x 3.1") and a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Olympus SH-2 has proportions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm S8100fd and Olympus SH-2 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm S8100fd vs the SH-2.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S8100fd and SH-2 is 75 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The graphic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm S8100fd and SH-2.

To sum up, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Olympus SH-2 to result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S8100fd will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.