Olympus E-400 vs Olympus TG-860

Here, we are matching up the Olympus E-400 and Olympus TG-860, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and TG-860 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and TG-860 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was released 9 years prior to the TG-860 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-400 scores vs the TG-860 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus TG-860 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 comes with physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-860 has specifications of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the E-400 compared to the TG-860.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and TG-860 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and TG-860.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-400 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus TG-860 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.