Kodak Z990 vs Olympus SH-3

Lets look more closely at the Kodak Z990 vs Olympus SH-3, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Kodak and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the Z990 (12MP) and SH-3 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The Z990 was unveiled 6 years before the SH-3 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Kodak Z990 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the Z990 matches up vs the SH-3 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare Z990 & Olympus Stylus SH-3. The full galleries are provided at Kodak Z990 Gallery & Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Kodak Z990 comes with outside measurements of 124mm x 91mm x 105mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 4.1") having a weight of 445 grams (0.98 lbs) while the Olympus SH-3 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the Z990 vs the SH-3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z990 and SH-3 is 68 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over specs. The pic below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z990 and SH-3.

All in all, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Olympus SH-3 to deliver greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged Z990 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.