Olympus E-1 vs Sony T90

Here is a extensive review of the Olympus E-1 and Sony T90, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and T90 (12MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and T90 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-1 was brought out 6 years prior to the T90 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-1 grades vs the T90 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-1 offers outer dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Sony T90 has proportions of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-1 and Sony T90 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-1 and the T90.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-1 and T90 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at specifications. The visual underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and T90.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony T90 will give greater detail having its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.