Olympus SH-2 vs Panasonic L10

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SH-2 versus Panasonic L10, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and L10 (10MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and L10 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-2 was unveiled 7 years later than the L10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SH-2 grades against the L10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10. The full galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Panasonic L10 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus SH-2 enjoys exterior measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Panasonic L10 has sizing of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SH-2 versus Panasonic L10 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the SH-2 against the L10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-2 and L10 is 88 and 66 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the SH-2 and L10.

As you have seen, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SH-2 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus SH-2 will give you greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher SH-2 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.