Fujifilm XF1 vs Olympus SH-2

Below is a detailed overview of the Fujifilm XF1 and Olympus SH-2, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands FujiFilm and Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm XF1 (12MP) and SH-2 (16MP) and the Fujifilm XF1 (2/3") and SH-2 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm XF1 was manufactured 3 years before the SH-2 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Fujifilm XF1 grades versus the SH-2 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm XF1 & Olympus Stylus SH-2. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm XF1 Gallery & Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm XF1 offers outer dimensions of 108mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) while the Olympus SH-2 has measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm XF1 compared to the SH-2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm XF1 and SH-2 is 90 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm XF1 and SH-2.

As you can see, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm XF1 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Olympus SH-2 will give you extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older Fujifilm XF1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.