Olympus E-400 vs Olympus FE-45

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-400 versus Olympus FE-45, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Olympus. The resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the FE-45 (10MP) is pretty similar but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and FE-45 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was launched 3 years earlier than the FE-45 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-400 scores vs the FE-45 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Olympus FE-45. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 provides external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus FE-45 has sizing of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-400 against the FE-45.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and FE-45 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to see the gap between sensor sizes only by going over specifications. The image below might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and FE-45.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor sizes. The E-400 offers the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF simpler. The more aged E-400 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.