Olympus SH-1 vs Sony A900

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus SH-1 and Sony A900, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and A900 (25MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor size.

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The SH-1 was launched 5 years after the A900 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SH-1 matches up versus the A900 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-1 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SH-1 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-1 provides outside dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony A900 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SH-1 versus the A900.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SH-1 and A900 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by checking out technical specs. The pic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-1 and A900.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SH-1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A900 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The newer SH-1 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.