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Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3

Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
14
Overall
25
Olympus FE-45 front
 
Olympus Stylus SH-3 front
Portability
88
Imaging
41
Features
51
Overall
45

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Key Specs

Olympus FE-45
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 62 x 23mm
  • Introduced January 2009
Olympus SH-3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Released February 2016
  • Old Model is Olympus SH-2
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Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Overview

Following is a extensive review of the Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and SH-3 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was manufactured 8 years before the SH-3 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FE-45 matches up versus the SH-3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-45 over the Olympus SH-3

 FE-45 SH-3 

Reasons to pick Olympus SH-3 over the Olympus FE-45

 SH-3 FE-45 
ReleasedFebruary 2016January 2009More modern by 86 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k230kCrisper screen (+230k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-45 and Olympus SH-3

 FE-45 SH-3 
Focus manually Lack of manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 provides physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Olympus SH-3 has sizing 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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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-45 against the SH-3.

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and SH-3 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The image underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and SH-3.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Olympus SH-3 to give extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus FE-45
Portrait photography with Olympus SH-3
19
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
44
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
comes with face detection focusing
exports RAW files
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Street photography info
Olympus SH-3 Street photography info
56
has image stabilization (Digital)
screen does not articulate
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
70
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
has touch to focus
lighter than competition (271g)
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Sports photography highlights
Olympus SH-3 Sports photography highlights
26
has image stabilization (Digital)
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
51
long zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (380 shots)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Travel photography details
Olympus SH-3 Travel photography details
51
flash built-in
does not have Time Lapse function
low megapixels (10MP)
does not have selfie friendly display
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
74
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
lighter than competition (271g)
has touch to focus
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
great zoom (600mm)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Landscape photography advice
Olympus SH-3 Landscape photography advice
27
has image stabilization (Digital)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
screen is small (2.5")
no manual control
low megapixels (10MP)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
does not have Time Lapse function
55
quite wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
exports RAW files
better than average battery power (380 per charge)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus FE-45
Vlogging with Olympus SH-3
25
has image stabilization (Digital)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
does not have selfie friendly display
video res low (640 x 480 pxls)
does not have mic port
35
quite wide (25mm)
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detection focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competition (271 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
does not have external mic jack
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Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-45 and Olympus SH-3
 Olympus FE-45Olympus Stylus SH-3
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus FE-45 Olympus Stylus SH-3
Category Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2009-01-07 2016-02-08
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - TruePic VII
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 25-600mm (24.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/3.0-6.9
Macro focus range 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 2.5 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed - 11.5fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - 8.30 m (at ISO 3200)
Flash options Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, redeye reduction, fill-in, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 3840 x 2160 (15 fps), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 142g (0.31 lbs) 271g (0.60 lbs)
Dimensions 94 x 62 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 380 shots
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - LI-92B
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory
Storage slots 1 1
Price at launch $130 $579