Nikon P330 vs Olympus SH-2

Its time to take a deeper look at the Nikon P330 vs Olympus SH-2, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the P330 (12MP) and SH-2 (16MP) and the P330 (1/1.7") and SH-2 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The P330 was unveiled 24 months prior to the SH-2 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the P330 grades vs the SH-2 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P330 and Olympus Stylus SH-2. The full galleries are provided at Nikon P330 Gallery and Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon P330 has outer dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Olympus SH-2 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon P330 vs Olympus SH-2 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the P330 versus the SH-2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P330 and SH-2 is 92 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the P330 and SH-2.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The P330 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus SH-2 will give greater detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged P330 is going to be behind in sensor tech.