Olympus SH-21 — compact travel-zoom digital camera with touchscreen LCD and ~10x zoom, 2013
The SH-21 sits within Olympus's SH line of pocketable travel-zoom compacts, launched in 2013 as a mid-range option below the flagship SH-25MR. It targeted buyers wanting a longer reach than a basic compact without stepping up to a bridge camera.
It uses a small 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor and pairs it with a built-in zoom lens offering roughly 10x reach, controlled through a 3-inch touchscreen LCD rather than a separate viewfinder. Full HD video recording and Olympus's sensor-shift image stabilisation are included, with images stored on SD cards.
The touchscreen interface and compact metal-effect body made it easier to operate than earlier button-driven SH models, aimed at casual travel shooters rather than enthusiasts. It sits between simple point-and-shoots and true bridge superzooms of its era.
Used examples are inexpensive and plentiful; check the touchscreen responds evenly across its surface, that the zoom motor is quiet and smooth, and that the battery door latch has not cracked, a common wear point on this generation of Olympus compacts.