Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 versus Olympus SH-3, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and SH-3 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and SH-3 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was released 10 years before the SH-3 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-400 grades against the SH-3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Olympus Stylus SH-3. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus SH-3 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-400 versus Olympus SH-3 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-400 and the SH-3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and SH-3 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and SH-3.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-400 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus SH-3 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.