Olympus E-5 vs Olympus SH-3

Here is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus SH-3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and SH-3 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and SH-3 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-5 was brought out 6 years before the SH-3 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-5 matches up vs the SH-3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-5 and Olympus Stylus SH-3. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-5 provides external dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Olympus SH-3 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-5 vs the SH-3.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and SH-3 is 58 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The photograph below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and SH-3.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-5 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus SH-3 will resolve extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.