Nikon Z5 vs Olympus E-400

On this page, we are comparing the Nikon Z5 and Olympus E-400, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and E-400 (10MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and E-400 (Four Thirds) boast different sensor measurements.

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The Z5 was launched 14 years after the E-400 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the Z5 scores vs the E-400 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z5 and Olympus E-400. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Olympus E-400 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z5 has external measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-400 has dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Z5 and the E-400.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and E-400 is 62 and 77 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specs. The picture below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Z5 and E-400.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger Z5 provides an edge in sensor technology.