Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SH-1

Here, we are evaluating the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus SH-1, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and SH-1 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was released 6 years before the SH-1 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the FE-25 scores against the SH-1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus Stylus SH-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 enjoys exterior measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Olympus SH-1 has dimensions 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-25 against the SH-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and SH-1 is 98 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing only by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-25 and SH-1.

Clearly, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-1 to resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.