Olympus E-400 vs Olympus SZ-15

Below is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-400 versus Olympus SZ-15, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was revealed 7 years earlier than the SZ-15 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-400 grades versus the SZ-15 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 & Olympus SZ-15. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 provides external 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) and the Olympus SZ-15 has proportions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 and the SZ-15.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and SZ-15 is 77 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The graphic below should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and SZ-15.

Plainly, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SZ-15 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.