Both Fujifilm F900EXR and Olympus SH-3 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm F900EXR's sensor is 1/2-inch (6.4 x 4.8 mm ) and Olympus SH-3's sensor is 1/2.3' (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Fujifilm F900EXR's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Olympus SH-3.
Below you can see the F900EXR and SH-3 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm F900EXR and Olympus SH-3 Cameras
Fujifilm F900EXR and Olympus SH-3 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Fujifilm F900EXR
or the
Olympus SH-3 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(1/2-inch versus 1/2.3' ),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
