Olympus E-P3 vs Olympus SH-2

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-P3 versus Olympus SH-2, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and SH-2 (16MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and SH-2 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P3 was introduced 4 years earlier than the SH-2 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-P3 matches up against the SH-2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P3 & Olympus Stylus SH-2. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-P3 Gallery & Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P3 offers external dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) while the Olympus SH-2 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-P3 and the SH-2.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P3 and SH-2 is 86 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at technical specs. The pic here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P3 and SH-2.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-P3 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SH-2 will give you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-P3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.