Olympus SH-2 vs Sony T900

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus SH-2 vs Sony T900, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and T900 (12MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SH-2 was unveiled 6 years later than the T900 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the SH-2 grades versus the T900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The full galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SH-2 provides exterior measurements of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Sony T900 has sizing of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the SH-2 vs the T900.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-2 and T900 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing just by researching technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SH-2 and T900.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can expect the Olympus SH-2 to render greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more modern SH-2 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.