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Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
31
Overall
38
Olympus E-400 front
 
Olympus Stylus SH-3 front
Portability
88
Imaging
41
Features
51
Overall
45

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Key Specs

Olympus E-400
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Released September 2006
  • Replacement is Olympus E-410
Olympus SH-3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Launched February 2016
  • Earlier Model is Olympus SH-2
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Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-400 over the Olympus SH-3

 E-400 SH-3 
Manual focus More accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Olympus SH-3 over the Olympus E-400

 SH-3 E-400 
LaunchedFebruary 2016September 2006More recent by 114 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k215kSharper screen (+245k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-400 and Olympus SH-3

 E-400 SH-3 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 size comparison

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

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-400 Portrait photography info
Olympus SH-3 Portrait photography info
46
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have liveview
no manual control
sensor resolution low (10MP)
44
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
provides face detection focus
exports RAW formats
focusing manually not possible
external flash not possible
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-400 Street photography info
Olympus SH-3 Street photography info
60
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
70
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
features touch to focus
lighter than others in class (271g)
no articulating screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-400
Sports photography with Olympus SH-3
38
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect AF
does not have liveview
low frames per second (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
51
amazing zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16MP)
provides tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
no shutter priority
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-400 Travel photography features
Olympus SH-3 Travel photography features
49
built-in flash
does not have Timelapse function
sensor resolution low (10MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
74
better than average battery power (380 per charge)
lighter than others in class (271g)
features touch to focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
great reach (600mm)
screen is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-400 Landscape photography highlights
Olympus SH-3 Landscape photography highlights
45
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
tiny screen (2.5")
does not have liveview
no manual control
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
does not have Timelapse function
55
really wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-400 Vlogging details
Olympus SH-3 Vlogging details
9
can't record video
35
really wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focus
great video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
lighter than others in class (271g)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
screen is not selfie friendly
no external microphone jack
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Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SH-3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-400 and Olympus SH-3
 Olympus E-400Olympus Stylus SH-3
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus E-400 Olympus Stylus SH-3
Type Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2006-09-14 2016-02-08
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - TruePic VII
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-600mm (24.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.0-6.9
Macro focusing range - 3cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 2.5 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 215k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per sec 11.5 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 10.00 m (at ISO 100) 8.30 m (at ISO 3200)
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, redeye reduction, fill-in, off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (15 fps), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 3840x2160
Video data format - H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 435 gr (0.96 lb) 271 gr (0.60 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 380 shots
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID - LI-92B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $599 $579