Olympus SH-1 vs Sony NEX-7

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus SH-1 versus Sony NEX-7, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the SH-1 (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the SH-1 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The SH-1 was brought out 2 years later than the NEX-7 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the SH-1 grades against the NEX-7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-1 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-1 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus SH-1 enjoys outside measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SH-1 vs the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-1 and NEX-7 is 88 and 84 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SH-1 and NEX-7.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SH-1 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony NEX-7 will deliver more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The newer SH-1 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.