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Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10

Portability
59
Imaging
38
Features
36
Overall
37
Olympus E-1 front
 
Olympus SZ-10 front
Portability
90
Imaging
37
Features
36
Overall
36

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Key Specs

Olympus E-1
(Full Review)
  • 5MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 735g - 141 x 104 x 81mm
  • Revealed November 2003
  • New Model is Olympus E-3
Olympus SZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-504mm (F3.1-4.4) lens
  • 215g - 106 x 67 x 38mm
  • Released February 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Overview

Following is a in depth assessment of the Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10, one is a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and SZ-10 (14MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-1 was launched 8 years earlier than the SZ-10 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-1 scores against the SZ-10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-1 over the Olympus SZ-10

 E-1 SZ-10 
Manually focus More exact focusing

Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-10 over the Olympus E-1

 SZ-10 E-1 
ReleasedFebruary 2011November 2003More modern by 87 months
Screen dimensions3"1.8"Bigger screen (+1.2")
Screen resolution460k134kSharper screen (+326k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-1 and Olympus SZ-10

 E-1 SZ-10 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch screen Absent Touch screen

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-1 has outside dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-10 has measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the E-1 versus the SZ-10.

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and SZ-10 is 59 and 90 respectively.

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading technical specs. The picture here may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and SZ-10.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-1 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SZ-10 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged E-1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-1 Portrait photography information
Olympus SZ-10 Portrait photography information
46
focusing manually
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
no liveview feature
sensor resolution low (5MP)
33
MP count good (14MP)
has face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-1 as a Street photography camera
Olympus SZ-10 as a Street photography camera
57
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
environment proofing
lighter than others in class (735 grams)
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
60
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average (215g)
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-1 as a Sports photography camera
Olympus SZ-10 as a Sports photography camera
40
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
environment proofing
comes with phase detect autofocus
no liveview feature
max fps very slow (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (5 megapixels)
40
great zoom range (28-504mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
has tracking autofocus
low frames per second (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
low battery (220 shots)
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-1 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus SZ-10 as a Travel photography camera
47
lighter than others in class (735 grams)
environment proofing
lack of Timelapse function
sensor resolution low (5MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
65
lighter than average (215 grams)
MP count good (14MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
long zoom (504mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
low battery (220 per charge)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-1 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus SZ-10 as a Landscape photography camera
46
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
environment proofing
screen is small (1.8 inch)
no liveview feature
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (5 megapixels)
lack of Timelapse function
40
relatively wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
lack of manual exposure
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
low battery (220 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-1
Vlogging with Olympus SZ-10
9
no video recording
31
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focusing
lighter than average (215g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external microphone support
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Olympus E-1 vs Olympus SZ-10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-1 and Olympus SZ-10
 Olympus E-1Olympus SZ-10
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-1 Olympus SZ-10
Class Pro DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2003-11-29 2011-02-08
Physical type Large SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - TruePic III+
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 5 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 2560 x 1920 4288 x 3216
Max native ISO 3200 1600
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-504mm (18.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.1-4.4
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 1.8 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 134 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.48x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames per sec 1.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 7.10 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video data format - Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 735g (1.62 lb) 215g (0.47 lb)
Physical dimensions 141 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") 106 x 67 x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 220 images
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - LI-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots One One
Retail price $1,700 $300