Olympus SH-2 vs Panasonic FS15

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus SH-2 versus Panasonic FS15, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and FS15 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SH-2 was revealed 6 years later than the FS15 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the SH-2 scores against the FS15 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15. The full galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Panasonic FS15 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus SH-2 features outer 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) while the Panasonic FS15 has proportions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SH-2 versus Panasonic FS15 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SH-2 against the FS15.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SH-2 and FS15 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-2 and FS15.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-2 to provide greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent SH-2 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.