Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A65

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A65, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and A65 (24MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The SH-50 was announced 14 months after the A65 making the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SH-50 scores versus the A65 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SH-50 and Sony SLT-A65. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SH-50 Gallery and Sony A65 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-50 offers 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 A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A65 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the SH-50 compared to the A65.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SH-50 and A65 is 88 and 64 respectively.

Often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes merely by looking through specifications. The pic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and A65.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SH-50 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A65 will result in extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The newer SH-50 should have an advantage in sensor technology.