Canon S110 vs Olympus E-400

Lets look closer at the Canon S110 versus Olympus E-400, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Canon and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the S110 (12MP) and the E-400 (10MP) is fairly well matched but the S110 (1/1.7") and E-400 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor size.

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The S110 was introduced 6 years after the E-400 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon S110 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the S110 scores vs the E-400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S110 and Olympus E-400. The whole galleries are available at Canon S110 Gallery and Olympus E-400 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon S110 features outer dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-400 has sizing of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

Analyze the Canon S110 versus Olympus E-400 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the S110 against the E-400.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S110 and E-400 is 93 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The pic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S110 and E-400.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S110 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Canon S110 will resolve more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The fresher S110 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.