Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The E-400 was released 4 years earlier than the SP-800 UZ and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-400 matches up against the SP-800 UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Olympus SP-800 UZ. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 features physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Olympus SP-800 UZ has specifications of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-400 and the SP-800 UZ.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and SP-800 UZ is 77 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing specs. The visual here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and SP-800 UZ.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-400 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-800 UZ will render extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.