Fujifilm SL300 vs Olympus SH-3

Let's look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm SL300 vs Olympus SH-3, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm SL300 (14MP) and the SH-3 (16MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras posses the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm SL300 was brought out 5 years before the SH-3 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm SL300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the Fujifilm SL300 matches up versus the SH-3 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix SL300 and Olympus Stylus SH-3. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm SL300 Gallery and Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm SL300 comes with external dimensions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") with a weight of 510 grams (1.12 lbs) and the Olympus SH-3 has measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm SL300 vs Olympus SH-3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm SL300 and the SH-3.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm SL300 and SH-3 is 67 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through specifications. The picture here might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm SL300 and SH-3.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Olympus SH-3 to give greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm SL300 is going to be behind in sensor technology.