Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus SH-2

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus SH-2, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. The resolution of the E-P5 (16MP) and the SH-2 (16MP) is very comparable but the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and SH-2 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-P5 was announced 17 months prior to the SH-2 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-P5 matches up vs the SH-2 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Olympus Stylus SH-2. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P5 enjoys exterior measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") and a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) and 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-P5 versus the SH-2.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and SH-2 is 85 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P5 and SH-2.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide the same megapixels but different sensor measurements. The E-P5 contains the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF less difficult. The older E-P5 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.