Olympus SH-50 vs Sony RX1

Following is a extensive comparison of the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony RX1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) come with different sensor sizing.

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The SH-50 was brought out very close to the RX1 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SH-50 matches up versus the RX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SH-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SH-50 provides exterior measurements of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the SH-50 and the RX1.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and RX1 is 88 and 79 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by seeing technical specs. The image underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SH-50 and RX1.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SH-50 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1 will provide more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively.