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Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450

Portability
73
Imaging
60
Features
69
Overall
63
Canon EOS 100D front
 
Olympus E-450 front
Portability
77
Imaging
45
Features
36
Overall
41

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Key Specs

Canon 100D
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 407g - 117 x 91 x 69mm
  • Revealed July 2013
  • Alternative Name is EOS Rebel SL1
  • Renewed by Canon SL2
Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 426g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Revealed March 2009
  • Succeeded the Olympus E-330
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Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Overview

Below, we will be comparing the Canon 100D and Olympus E-450, both Entry-Level DSLR digital cameras by brands Canon and Olympus. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the 100D (18MP) and E-450 (10MP) and the 100D (APS-C) and E-450 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor measurements.

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The 100D was released 4 years later than the E-450 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact SLR).

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 100D matches up vs the E-450 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon 100D over the Olympus E-450

 100D E-450 
RevealedJuly 2013March 2009More recent by 53 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kClearer screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Olympus E-450 over the Canon 100D

 E-450 100D 

Common features in the Canon 100D and Olympus E-450

 100D E-450 
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Canon 100D has external measurements of 117mm x 91mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-450 has specifications of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the 100D vs the E-450.

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 100D and E-450 is 73 and 77 respectively.

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 top view buttons comparison

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 100D and E-450.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 100D because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 100D will give extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger 100D should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 sensor size comparison

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon 100D Portrait photography info
Olympus E-450 Portrait photography info
76
you can focus manually
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
provides face detection focusing
saves RAW files
57
you can focus manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Canon 100D Street photography details
Olympus E-450 Street photography details
68
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
has focus by touch
lighter than others in class (407g)
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
64
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
lighter than others in class (426 grams)
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon 100D as a Sports photography camera
Olympus E-450 as a Sports photography camera
58
good megapixels (18MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
provides tracking autofocus
has phase detect AF
low fps (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery (380 per charge)
39
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
max frames per second very slow (4.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10MP)
bad battery (500 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Canon 100D Travel photography advice
Olympus E-450 Travel photography advice
64
lighter than others in class (407g)
has focus by touch
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
does not have Timelapse function
terrible battery (380 shots)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
53
lighter than others in class (426 grams)
built-in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
bad battery (500 per charge)
low resolution sensor (10MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Canon 100D
Landscape photography with Olympus E-450
64
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery (380 CIPA)
does not have Timelapse function
47
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
screen is small (2.7")
does not have image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
bad battery (500 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon 100D
Vlogging with Olympus E-450
34
touchscreen functionality
provides face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external microphone support
lighter than others in class (407 grams)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
does not have image stabilization
9
no video shooting
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Canon 100D vs Olympus E-450 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon 100D and Olympus E-450
 Canon EOS 100DOlympus E-450
General Information
Company Canon Olympus
Model type Canon EOS 100D Olympus E-450
Also called as EOS Rebel SL1 -
Class Entry-Level DSLR Entry-Level DSLR
Revealed 2013-07-26 2009-03-31
Body design Compact SLR Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by Digic 5 TruePic III
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 22.3 x 14.9mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 332.3mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3
Full resolution 5184 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 12800 1600
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 3
Cross type focus points 1 -
Lens
Lens mount type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Number of lenses 326 45
Crop factor 1.6 2.1
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 1,040 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage 95% 95%
Viewfinder magnification 0.55x 0.46x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames/s 4.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 9.40 m 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200 secs 1/180 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) -
Max video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video file format H.264, Motion JPEG -
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 407 grams (0.90 lb) 426 grams (0.94 lb)
Dimensions 117 x 91 x 69mm (4.6" x 3.6" x 2.7") 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 63 56
DXO Color Depth rating 21.8 21.5
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.3 10.5
DXO Low light rating 843 512
Other
Battery life 380 photos 500 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LP-E12 -
Self timer Yes (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $499 $138