Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SH-50

Here, we will be comparing the Olympus E-600 versus Olympus SH-50, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and SH-50 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and SH-50 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was brought out 4 years prior to the SH-50 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-600 matches up vs the SH-50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Olympus SH-50. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 has outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-50 has specifications of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-600 and the SH-50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and SH-50 is 71 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-600 and SH-50.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Olympus SH-50 will produce greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.