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Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7

Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
53
Overall
45
Olympus Stylus SH-1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 front
Portability
86
Imaging
35
Features
61
Overall
45

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 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
  • Revealed March 2014
  • Replacement is Olympus SH-2
Panasonic LX7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Raise to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-90mm (F1.4-2.3) lens
  • 298g - 111 x 68 x 46mm
  • Launched October 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic LX5
  • Successor is Panasonic LX10
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Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and LX7 (1/1.7") provide different sensor size.

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The SH-1 was announced 18 months after the LX7 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the SH-1 scores vs the LX7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SH-1 over the Panasonic LX7

 SH-1 LX7 
LaunchedMarch 2014October 2012Newer by 18 months
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX7 over the Olympus SH-1

 LX7 SH-1 
Manually focus Dial precise focus
Display resolution920k460kClearer display (+460k dot)

Common features in the Olympus SH-1 and Panasonic LX7

 SH-1 LX7 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Physical Comparison

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-1 provides outer measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Panasonic LX7 has proportions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the SH-1 compared to the LX7.

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-1 and LX7 is 88 and 86 respectively.

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading a spec sheet. The image underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SH-1 and LX7.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SH-1 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus SH-1 will offer more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The newer SH-1 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 sensor size comparison

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic LX7 Portrait photography highlights
37
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
offers face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
45
manual focus
offers face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Street photography information
Panasonic LX7 Street photography information
64
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has touch focus
lighter than competition in class (271 grams)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
58
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
screen does not articulate
sensor is small (1/1.7")
more heavy than others in class (298g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SH-1
Sports photography with Panasonic LX7
51
great zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
42
image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking autofocus
great battery life (330 per charge)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Travel photography details
Panasonic LX7 Travel photography details
74
better than average battery power (380 shots)
lighter than competition in class (271 grams)
has touch focus
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
long zoom (600mm)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
64
great battery life (330 CIPA)
has built in flash
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
more heavy than others in class (298g)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SH-1
Landscape photography with Panasonic LX7
49
relatively wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16MP)
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
57
manual focus
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
great battery life (330 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SH-1 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic LX7 Vlogging highlights
37
relatively wide (25mm)
touchscreen functionality
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has microphone port
lighter than competition in class (271 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
33
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external microphone socket
more heavy than others in class (298g)
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Olympus SH-1 vs Panasonic LX7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SH-1 and Panasonic LX7
 Olympus Stylus SH-1Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7
General Information
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus Stylus SH-1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2014-03-31 2012-10-15
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VII Venus Engine
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 6400 6400
Highest enhanced ISO - 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 23
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) 24-90mm (3.8x)
Largest aperture f/3.0-6.9 f/1.4-2.3
Macro focusing range 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic (optional)
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate 12.0 frames/s 11.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance - 8.50 m
Flash options - Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
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 lb) 298 gr (0.66 lb)
Physical dimensions 109 x 63 x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") 111 x 68 x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 50
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 20.7
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.7
DXO Low light rating not tested 147
Other
Battery life 380 photos 330 photos
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-92B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $349 $400