Olympus SH-1 vs Sony W830

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus SH-1 and Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SH-1 (16MP) and the W830 (20MP) is relatively well matched and both cameras boast the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SH-1 was launched 3 months later than the W830 and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise view of how the SH-1 scores versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SH-1 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-1 comes with outside measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SH-1 and Sony W830 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the SH-1 compared to the W830.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-1 and W830 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-1 and W830.

Clearly, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony W830 to give more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively.