Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A200

Lets look closer at the Olympus SH-1 versus Sony A200, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The SH-1 was released 5 years later than the A200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the SH-1 scores vs the A200 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SH-1 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SH-1 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. 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 A200 has measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") with a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SH-1 versus Sony A200 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SH-1 compared to the A200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-1 and A200 is 88 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The visual below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-1 and A200.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SH-1 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus SH-1 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The younger SH-1 will have an edge in sensor tech.