Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 1s and Olympus SH-1, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are built by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and SH-1 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The 1s was introduced 13 months after the SH-1 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 1s grades vs the SH-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s and Olympus Stylus SH-1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery and Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 1s comes with external dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") and a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Olympus SH-1 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the 1s against the SH-1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and SH-1 is 79 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The picture here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the 1s and SH-1.

Clearly, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1s with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SH-1 will resolve greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The fresher 1s will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.