Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SH-50

The following is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SH-50, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and SH-50 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and SH-50 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-410 was brought out 6 years before the SH-50 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-410 scores versus the SH-50 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-410 and Olympus SH-50. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery and Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 comes with outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus SH-50 has sizing of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-410 against the SH-50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and SH-50 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and SH-50.

As you have seen, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-410 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus SH-50 will give you more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.