Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A200

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A200, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-50 was released 4 years after the A200 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the SH-50 matches up versus the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SH-50 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-50 enjoys physical measurements of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Sony A200 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

See the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A200 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the SH-50 compared to the A200.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and A200 is 88 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions just by checking out a spec sheet. The pic here might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-50 and A200.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SH-50 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus SH-50 will show more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent SH-50 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.