Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3
95 Imaging
33 Features
14 Overall
25
88 Imaging
41 Features
51 Overall
45
Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Key Specs
(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
(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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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").
Photography GlossaryThe 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released | February 2016 |  | January 2009 | More modern by 86 months |
| Screen dimension | 3" |  | 2.5" | Bigger screen (+0.5") |
| Screen resolution | 460k |  | 230k | Crisper 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 type | Fixed |  | 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.
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 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.
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Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus SH-3 Specifications
| Olympus FE-45 | Olympus 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 |