Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax Q7

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus SH-2 vs Pentax Q7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and Q7 (12MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and Q7 (1/1.7") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The SH-2 was manufactured 20 months later than the Q7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SH-2 grades against the Q7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Pentax Q7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Pentax Q7 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SH-2 features outer 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) whilst the Pentax Q7 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SH-2 compared to the Q7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-2 and Q7 is 88 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SH-2 and Q7.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SH-2 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Olympus SH-2 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger SH-2 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.