Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic GX8

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus SH-50 versus Panasonic GX8, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the SH-50 (16MP) and the GX8 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the SH-50 (1/2.3") and GX8 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-50 was manufactured 3 years before the GX8 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SH-50 scores against the GX8 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SH-50 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-50 has physical measurements of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX8 has proportions of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") along with a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the SH-50 and the GX8.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and GX8 is 88 and 74 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through a spec sheet. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-50 and GX8.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SH-50 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic GX8 will give extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SH-50 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.