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Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400

Portability
56
Imaging
71
Features
79
Overall
74
Nikon D610 front
 
Olympus E-400 front
Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
31
Overall
38

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Key Specs

Nikon D610
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400 (Push to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 850g - 141 x 113 x 82mm
  • Released October 2013
  • Old Model is Nikon D600
Olympus E-400
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Revealed September 2006
  • Renewed by Olympus E-410
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Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Overview

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Nikon D610 and Olympus E-400, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the D610 (24MP) and E-400 (10MP) and the D610 (Full frame) and E-400 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor size.

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The D610 was manufactured 7 years after the E-400 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon D610 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple view of how the D610 matches up versus the E-400 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Nikon D610 over the Olympus E-400

 D610 E-400 
RevealedOctober 2013September 2006More modern by 87 months
Screen dimensions3.2"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.7")
Screen resolution921k215kClearer screen (+706k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus E-400 over the Nikon D610

 E-400 D610 

Common features in the Nikon D610 and Olympus E-400

 D610 E-400 
Manually focus More precise focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D610 has physical dimensions of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") with a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) while the Olympus E-400 has dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the D610 against the E-400.

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the D610 and E-400 is 56 and 77 respectively.

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 top view buttons comparison

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Sensor Comparison

Often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by researching specs. The pic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D610 and E-400.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The D610 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon D610 will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger D610 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 sensor size comparison

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon D610 Portrait photography information
Olympus E-400 Portrait photography information
82
focusing manually
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
provides face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
46
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
no liveview
no manual mode
low resolution (10MP)
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Street Comparison

Nikon D610 Street photography highlights
Olympus E-400 Street photography highlights
60
sensor size is large (Full frame)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
60
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon D610
Sports photography with Olympus E-400
71
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
provides tracking autofocus
weather sealing
has phase detect autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (6.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
38
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect auto focus
no liveview
max fps very slow (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution (10MP)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Nikon D610
Travel photography with Olympus E-400
66
weather sealing
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
has built in flash
screen isn't selfie friendly
49
built-in flash
missing Time Lapse recording
low resolution (10MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon D610 Landscape photography information
Olympus E-400 Landscape photography information
78
focusing manually
swap lenses (Nikon F mount)
screen size is decent (3.2 inch)
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
has dual storage slots
lack of image stabilization
45
manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
tiny screen (2.5 inches)
no liveview
no manual mode
lack of image stabilization
low resolution (10 megapixels)
missing Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon D610 Vlogging info
Olympus E-400 Vlogging info
30
provides face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
has external mic jack
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
9
no video recording
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Nikon D610 vs Olympus E-400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon D610 and Olympus E-400
 Nikon D610Olympus E-400
General Information
Company Nikon Olympus
Model Nikon D610 Olympus E-400
Class Advanced DSLR Entry-Level DSLR
Released 2013-10-08 2006-09-14
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed 3 -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Full frame Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 35.9 x 24mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 861.6mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
Maximum resolution 6016 x 4016 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 6400 1600
Maximum boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 39 3
Cross focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon F Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 309 45
Crop factor 1 2.1
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3.2" 2.5"
Display resolution 921 thousand dot 215 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology TFT LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage 100% 95%
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x 0.46x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 6.0fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 10.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps) -
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 -
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Optional None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 850g (1.87 pounds) 435g (0.96 pounds)
Physical dimensions 141 x 113 x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 94 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 25.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 14.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 2925 not tested
Other
Battery life 900 images -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model EN-EL15 -
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC x 2 slots Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
Storage slots Dual One
Cost at launch $1,600 $599