Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus TG-5

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SH-50 versus Olympus TG-5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Waterproof and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and TG-5 (12MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SH-50 was introduced 5 years before the TG-5 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SH-50 matches up vs the TG-5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SH-50 and Olympus Tough TG-5. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SH-50 Gallery and Olympus TG-5 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SH-50 comes with physical dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-5 has specifications of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SH-50 versus Olympus TG-5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the SH-50 against the TG-5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-50 and TG-5 is 88 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at specifications. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and TG-5.

To sum up, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Olympus SH-50 to give more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older SH-50 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.