Nikon P7100 vs Olympus SH-1

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon P7100 and Olympus SH-1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the P7100 (10MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the P7100 (1/1.7") and SH-1 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The P7100 was released 3 years earlier than the SH-1 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the P7100 grades against the SH-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P7100 and Olympus Stylus SH-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P7100 Gallery and Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon P7100 offers outside dimensions of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") with a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Olympus SH-1 has measurements 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 Nikon P7100 and Olympus SH-1 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the P7100 and the SH-1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P7100 and SH-1 is 82 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The graphic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7100 and SH-1.

All in all, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The P7100 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus SH-1 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older P7100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.