Olympus SH-50 vs Sony H50

Let's look closer at the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony H50, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and H50 (9MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SH-50 was released 4 years later than the H50 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple overview of how the SH-50 matches up against the H50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SH-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. 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) while the Sony H50 has proportions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") and a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the SH-50 compared to the H50.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and H50 is 88 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing simply by researching specs. The photograph below should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and H50.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-50 to result in more detail as a result of its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern SH-50 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.