Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic S1R

Below is a detailed overview of the Olympus SH-50 versus Panasonic S1R, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and S1R (47MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and S1R (Full frame) use different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-50 was announced 7 years earlier than the S1R and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the SH-50 matches up versus the S1R with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SH-50 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Panasonic S1R Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-50 offers physical dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Panasonic S1R has measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") with a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SH-50 vs the S1R.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and S1R is 88 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-50 and S1R.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SH-50 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Panasonic S1R will give you extra detail with its extra 31MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older SH-50 is going to be behind in sensor technology.