Nikon D600 vs Olympus SH-2

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon D600 vs Olympus SH-2, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the D600 (24MP) and SH-2 (16MP) and the D600 (Full frame) and SH-2 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The D600 was revealed 3 years before the SH-2 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon D600 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the D600 matches up versus the SH-2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D600 & Olympus Stylus SH-2. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D600 Gallery & Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon D600 provides outside dimensions of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the D600 compared to the SH-2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D600 and SH-2 is 56 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the D600 and SH-2.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D600 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon D600 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older D600 is going to be behind in sensor technology.