Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SP-610UZ

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SP-610UZ, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and SP-610UZ (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and SP-610UZ (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-400 was brought out 5 years before the SP-610UZ 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 SP-610UZ being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-400 scores against the SP-610UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Olympus SP-610UZ. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 offers outer 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) whilst the Olympus SP-610UZ has dimensions of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-400 compared to the SP-610UZ.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and SP-610UZ is 77 and 79 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and SP-610UZ.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus SP-610UZ will provide extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.