Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus SP-590 UZ

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus SP-590 UZ, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and they are both sold by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and SP-590 UZ (12MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SH-50 was announced 4 years later than the SP-590 UZ and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the SH-50 matches up against the SP-590 UZ in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SH-50 & Olympus SP-590 UZ. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus SH-50 provides exterior dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Olympus SP-590 UZ has specifications of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") with a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the SH-50 versus the SP-590 UZ.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-50 and SP-590 UZ is 88 and 72 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and SP-590 UZ.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-50 to show greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern SH-50 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.