Olympus SH-2 vs Sony W510

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SH-2 versus Sony W510, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and W510 (12MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SH-2 was launched 4 years later than the W510 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SH-2 scores against the W510 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-2 provides outside dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony W510 has dimensions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the SH-2 vs the W510.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SH-2 and W510 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-2 and W510.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Olympus SH-2 to provide greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent SH-2 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.