Olympus SH-50 vs Sony TX5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus SH-50 versus Sony TX5, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") enjoy different sensor size.

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The SH-50 was released 2 years after the TX5 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the SH-50 grades against the TX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SH-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-50 comes with 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) and the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the SH-50 and the TX5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-50 and TX5 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The picture here should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-50 and TX5.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SH-50 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus SH-50 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern SH-50 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.