Olympus E-400 vs Olympus FE-3010

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-400 and Olympus FE-3010, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. The resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the FE-3010 (12MP) is fairly close but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and FE-3010 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-400 was manufactured 3 years prior to the FE-3010 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-400 matches up versus the FE-3010 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 & Olympus FE-3010. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus FE-3010 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 features outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-3010 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-400 and Olympus FE-3010 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-400 versus the FE-3010.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and FE-3010 is 77 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and FE-3010.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Olympus FE-3010 will result in greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind in sensor tech.