Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SH-1

Below is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SH-1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and SH-1 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was launched 5 years before the SH-1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-600 scores vs the SH-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Olympus Stylus SH-1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 has outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-1 has proportions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-600 vs the SH-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and SH-1 is 71 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and SH-1.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh easier and the Olympus SH-1 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.