Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SH-2

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus SH-2, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and SH-2 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was announced 7 years before the SH-2 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-25 grades vs the SH-2 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus Stylus SH-2. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 provides external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Olympus SH-2 has specifications of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus SH-2 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-25 against the SH-2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and SH-2 is 98 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and SH-2.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-2 to give greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.