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Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1

Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49
Olympus Stylus 1s front
 
Olympus Stylus SH-1 front
Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
53
Overall
45

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Key Specs

Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Introduced April 2015
  • Superseded the Olympus 1
Olympus SH-1
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Announced March 2014
  • Replacement is Olympus SH-2
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Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Olympus SH-1

 1s SH-1 
AnnouncedApril 2015March 2014Newer by 13 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1040k460kClearer display (+580k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus SH-1 over the Olympus 1s

 SH-1 1s 

Common features in the Olympus 1s and Olympus SH-1

 1s SH-1 
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 size comparison

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

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 sensor size comparison

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 1s Portrait photography information
Olympus SH-1 Portrait photography information
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has manual focus
provides face detection focus
saves RAW formats
low megapixels (12MP)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
37
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
has face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
no external flash support
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1s Street photography information
Olympus SH-1 Street photography information
71
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
boasts focus by touch
very small sensor (1/1.7")
64
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
boasts focus by touch
lighter than others in class (271g)
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Sports photography camera
Olympus SH-1 as a Sports photography camera
44
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides tracking autofocus
good battery (450 CIPA)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
lacks phase detect auto focus
51
incredible zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
has tracking focus
good battery (380 per charge)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1s Travel photography factors
Olympus SH-1 Travel photography factors
64
good battery (450 CIPA)
boasts focus by touch
flash built-in
really wide (28mm)
long reach (300mm)
low megapixels (12MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
74
good battery (380 per charge)
lighter than others in class (271 grams)
boasts focus by touch
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
long zoom (600mm)
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus 1s
Landscape photography with Olympus SH-1
53
has manual focus
really wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
good battery (450 per charge)
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
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pretty wide (25mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
good battery (380 shots)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Vlogging camera
Olympus SH-1 as a Vlogging camera
32
really wide (28mm)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of external microphone support
37
pretty wide (25mm)
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes microphone socket
lighter than others in class (271g)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Olympus 1s vs Olympus SH-1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1s and Olympus SH-1
 Olympus Stylus 1sOlympus Stylus SH-1
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus Stylus 1s Olympus Stylus SH-1
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2015-04-13 2014-03-31
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - TruePic VII
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 12800 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 35 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 25-600mm (24.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 f/3.0-6.9
Macro focus range 5cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,040 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 7.0fps 12.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) -
Flash settings Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual -
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402g (0.89 pounds) 271g (0.60 pounds)
Physical dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 450 shots 380 shots
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-50 LI-92B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory
Card slots Single Single
Price at launch $699 $349