Olympus SH-3 vs Panasonic FS15

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus SH-3 and Panasonic FS15, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the SH-3 (16MP) and FS15 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SH-3 was launched 7 years after the FS15 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the SH-3 grades vs the FS15 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SH-3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SH-3 Gallery & Panasonic FS15 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SH-3 features outer dimensions 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 Panasonic FS15 has sizing of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the SH-3 against the FS15.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-3 and FS15 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The pic here may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-3 and FS15.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Olympus SH-3 to resolve more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger SH-3 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.