Nikon S30 vs Olympus SH-50

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon S30 versus Olympus SH-50, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Nikon and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the S30 (10MP) and SH-50 (16MP) and the S30 (1/3") and SH-50 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The S30 was manufactured 11 months prior to the SH-50 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the S30 matches up vs the SH-50 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S30 and Olympus SH-50. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon S30 Gallery and Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S30 comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Olympus SH-50 has dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the S30 vs the SH-50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S30 and SH-50 is 90 and 88 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by researching technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S30 and SH-50.

As you have seen, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S30 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Olympus SH-50 will render greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older S30 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.