Olympus 7030 vs Olympus SH-1

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 7030 vs Olympus SH-1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. The image resolution of the 7030 (14MP) and the SH-1 (16MP) is pretty similar and both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 7030 was revealed 5 years earlier than the SH-1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 7030 scores against the SH-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Olympus Stylus SH-1. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 has physical measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Olympus SH-1 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the 7030 vs the SH-1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7030 and SH-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specs. The photograph below might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7030 and SH-1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Olympus SH-1 to offer more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 7030 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.