Olympus E-400 vs Olympus 8010

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus 8010, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and 8010 (13MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and 8010 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was brought out 4 years before the 8010 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus 8010 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-400 matches up versus the 8010 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Olympus Stylus Tough 8010. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus 8010 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 comes with outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Olympus 8010 has measurements of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the E-400 vs the 8010.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and 8010 is 77 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The image below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and 8010.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus 8010 will render greater detail having its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.