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Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1

Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
48
Overall
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Olympus SH-50 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 front
Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
55
Overall
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Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Key Specs

Olympus SH-50
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 269g - 112 x 63 x 42mm
  • Introduced January 2013
Panasonic LF1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Bump to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-200mm (F2.0-5.9) lens
  • 192g - 103 x 62 x 28mm
  • Launched November 2013
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Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Overview

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus SH-50 versus Panasonic LF1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and LF1 (12MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and LF1 (1/1.7") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-50 was revealed 10 months earlier than the LF1 so they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the SH-50 matches up vs the LF1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SH-50 over the Panasonic LF1

 SH-50 LF1 
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic LF1 over the Olympus SH-50

 LF1 SH-50 
LaunchedNovember 2013January 2013Newer by 10 months
Display resolution920k460kCrisper display (+460k dot)

Common features in the Olympus SH-50 and Panasonic LF1

 SH-50 LF1 
Manually focus More exact focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display size3"3"Same display sizing
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-50 has outer 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) whilst the Panasonic LF1 has dimensions of 103mm x 62mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SH-50 versus Panasonic LF1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the SH-50 compared to the LF1.

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and LF1 is 88 and 92 respectively.

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and LF1.

As you can see, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SH-50 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus SH-50 will give you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SH-50 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 sensor size comparison

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic LF1 Portrait photography highlights
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focusing manually
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with face detect focusing
cannot use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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manual focus
comes with face detection focus
supports RAW formats
cannot use external flash
MP count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Street photography info
Panasonic LF1 Street photography info
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built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus via touch
lighter than competition (269g)
screen does not articulate
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
65
image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Sports photography factors
Panasonic LF1 Sports photography factors
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long zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
no shutter priority
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking autofocus
MP count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Travel photography details
Panasonic LF1 Travel photography details
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lighter than competition (269 grams)
comes with focus via touch
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
great zoom (600mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
good maximum aperture (f2.0)
lack of Timelapse function
MP count low (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Landscape photography info
Panasonic LF1 Landscape photography info
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focusing manually
quite wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16MP)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
does not have Time Lapse function
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manual focus
quite wide (28mm)
good maximum aperture (f2.0)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Vlogging details
Panasonic LF1 Vlogging details
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quite wide (25mm)
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition (269g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
does not have mic support
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quite wide (28mm)
good maximum aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
lack of external microphone jack
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Olympus SH-50 vs Panasonic LF1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SH-50 and Panasonic LF1
 Olympus SH-50Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus SH-50 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2013-01-08 2013-11-26
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VI -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 6400 6400
Highest enhanced ISO - 12800
Minimum native ISO 125 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 23
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) 28-200mm (7.1x)
Maximum aperture f/3.0-6.9 f/2.0-5.9
Macro focusing range 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 920 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Features
Min shutter speed 15s 60s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed 12.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 7.00 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 480fps (176 x 128), 240fps (384 x 288) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 269g (0.59 lb) 192g (0.42 lb)
Physical dimensions 112 x 63 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") 103 x 62 x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 52
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 20.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 211
Other
Battery life - 250 pictures
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery ID SLB-10A -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, Pet Auto Shutter) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Retail pricing $300 $500