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Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1

Portability
81
Imaging
52
Features
70
Overall
59
Olympus OM-D E-M5 front
 
Olympus Stylus SH-1 front
Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
53
Overall
45

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Key Specs

Olympus E-M5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 425g - 122 x 89 x 43mm
  • Launched April 2012
  • Newer Model is Olympus E-M5 II
Olympus SH-1
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Released March 2014
  • Successor is Olympus SH-2
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Overview

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-M5 versus Olympus SH-1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the SH-1 (16MP) is very similar but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and SH-1 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was introduced 23 months prior to the SH-1 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M5 matches up against the SH-1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M5 over the Olympus SH-1

 E-M5 SH-1 
Manually focus More exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution610k460kClearer display (+150k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus SH-1 over the Olympus E-M5

 SH-1 E-M5 
ReleasedMarch 2014April 2012Newer by 23 months

Common features in the Olympus E-M5 and Olympus SH-1

 E-M5 SH-1 
Display dimension3"3"Identical display size
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 provides exterior dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 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).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M5 versus Olympus SH-1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 versus the SH-1.

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and SH-1 is 81 and 88 respectively.

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The pic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and SH-1.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got the exact same megapixel count but different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 offers the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The more aged E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-M5 Portrait photography advice
Olympus SH-1 Portrait photography advice
71
focusing manually
good resolution (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focus
supports RAW formats
37
MP count good (16MP)
provides face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-M5 as a Street photography camera
Olympus SH-1 as a Street photography camera
82
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
supports focus by touch
weather proof
great ISO range (25,600)
64
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has touch focus
lighter than competitors (271g)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-M5
Sports photography with Olympus SH-1
67
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
weather proof
lack of phase detect auto focus
51
incredible zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16MP)
provides tracking autofocus
great battery (380 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-M5 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus SH-1 as a Travel photography camera
66
weather proof
supports focus by touch
good resolution (16 megapixels)
no Time Lapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
74
great battery (380 shots)
lighter than competitors (271 grams)
has touch focus
MP count good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
great reach (600mm)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-M5 Landscape photography information
Olympus SH-1 Landscape photography information
73
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
weather proof
no Time Lapse recording
49
fairly wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16MP)
great battery (380 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-M5 as a Vlogging camera
Olympus SH-1 as a Vlogging camera
34
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
display is not selfie friendly
no external mic support
37
fairly wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external mic jack
lighter than competitors (271 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
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Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus SH-1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-M5 and Olympus SH-1
 Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus Stylus SH-1
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus OM-D E-M5 Olympus Stylus SH-1
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2012-04-30 2014-03-31
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VI TruePic VII
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 100
RAW photos
Minimum boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 35 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-600mm (24.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.0-6.9
Macro focusing distance - 3cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of display 610 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display technology Touch control in electrostatic capacitance type OLED monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 9.0 frames/s 12.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync (2), Manual (3 levels) -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format H.264, Motion JPEG H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 425 grams (0.94 lb) 271 grams (0.60 lb)
Dimensions 122 x 89 x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 71 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 826 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 images 380 images
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BLN-1 LI-92B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory
Storage slots One One
Price at launch $799 $349