Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A99

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus SH-50 vs Sony A99, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) come with different sensor sizes.

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The SH-50 was brought out very close to the A99 so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SH-50 scores vs the A99 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SH-50 and Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-50 Gallery and Sony A99 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-50 has external dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony A99 has proportions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the SH-50 against the A99.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and A99 is 88 and 57 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and A99.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SH-50 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A99 will produce extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively.