Olympus SH-2 vs Panasonic LX3

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus SH-2 vs Panasonic LX3, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and LX3 (10MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and LX3 (1/1.63") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The SH-2 was manufactured 6 years after the LX3 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the SH-2 scores vs the LX3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Panasonic LX3 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-2 provides outside dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Panasonic LX3 has measurements of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SH-2 against the LX3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-2 and LX3 is 88 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reviewing technical specs. The image here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-2 and LX3.

As you have seen, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SH-2 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus SH-2 will offer more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The fresher SH-2 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.