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Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1

Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
53
Overall
45
Olympus Stylus SH-1 front
 
Olympus XZ-1 front
Portability
88
Imaging
35
Features
51
Overall
41

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Key Specs

Olympus SH-1
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 271g - 109 x 63 x 42mm
  • Released March 2014
  • Successor is Olympus SH-2
Olympus XZ-1
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.63" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F1.8-2.5) lens
  • 275g - 111 x 65 x 42mm
  • Released January 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Overview

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus SH-1 versus Olympus XZ-1, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Olympus. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and XZ-1 (10MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and XZ-1 (1/1.63") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-1 was introduced 3 years after the XZ-1 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SH-1 scores vs the XZ-1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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

 SH-1 XZ-1 
ReleasedMarch 2014January 2011Newer by 39 months
Touch screen Quickly navigate

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

 XZ-1 SH-1 
Manual focus Very exact focus
Screen resolution614k460kCrisper screen (+154k dot)

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

 SH-1 XZ-1 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-1 features outer dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Olympus XZ-1 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SH-1 versus Olympus XZ-1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the SH-1 vs the XZ-1.

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-1 and XZ-1 is 88 and 88 respectively.

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

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions only by seeing specifications. The pic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-1 and XZ-1.

Plainly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SH-1 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus SH-1 will show more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent SH-1 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 sensor size comparison

Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Screen and ViewFinder

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

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Portrait photography factors
Olympus XZ-1 Portrait photography factors
37
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
offers face detect autofocus
no manual focus
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
45
manual focus
provides face detect focus
exports RAW formats
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
small sensor (1/1.63")
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Street Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Street photography advice
Olympus XZ-1 Street photography advice
64
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has touch to focus
lighter than competition in class (271 grams)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
59
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
no moving screen
small sensor (1/1.63")
more heavy than competition in class (275g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Sports photography info
Olympus XZ-1 Sports photography info
51
great zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
offers tracking focus
great battery power (380 shots)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
38
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides tracking focus
better than average battery power (320 CIPA)
slow fps (2.0 fps)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
small sensor (1/1.63")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Travel photography advice
Olympus XZ-1 Travel photography advice
74
great battery power (380 CIPA)
lighter than competition in class (271 grams)
has touch to focus
megapixel count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
long reach (600mm)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
62
better than average battery power (320 per charge)
has built in flash
rather wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition in class (275 grams)
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SH-1
Landscape photography with Olympus XZ-1
49
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
great battery power (380 shots)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
54
manual focus
rather wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (320 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.63")
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Vlogging info
Olympus XZ-1 Vlogging info
37
reasonably wide (25mm)
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
has mic port
lighter than competition in class (271g)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
31
rather wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focus
screen is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone socket
more heavy than competition in class (275g)
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Olympus SH-1 vs Olympus XZ-1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SH-1 and Olympus XZ-1
 Olympus Stylus SH-1Olympus XZ-1
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus Stylus SH-1 Olympus XZ-1
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Released 2014-03-31 2011-01-26
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic VII TruePic V
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.63"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 8.07 x 5.56mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 44.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 3664 x 2752
Max native ISO 6400 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points - 11
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) 28-112mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/3.0-6.9 f/1.8-2.5
Macro focusing distance 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dots 614 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - OLED
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic (optional)
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 12.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance - 8.60 m (ISO 800)
Flash options - Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 271 gr (0.60 lbs) 275 gr (0.61 lbs)
Dimensions 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") 111 x 65 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 34
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 18.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 10.4
DXO Low light rating not tested 117
Other
Battery life 380 photos 320 photos
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-92B Li-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $349 $567