Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A99 II

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus SH-1 versus Sony A99 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-1 was unveiled 3 years before the A99 II which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SH-1 scores versus the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-1 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SH-1 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-1 features external dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SH-1 versus Sony A99 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SH-1 compared to the A99 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-1 and A99 II is 88 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The picture here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-1 and A99 II.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SH-1 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will resolve extra detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SH-1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.