Olympus E-400 vs Olympus TG-4

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus TG-4, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are created by Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and TG-4 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and TG-4 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was brought out 9 years prior to the TG-4 and that is quite a sizable gap 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-4 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-400 scores vs the TG-4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 and Olympus Tough TG-4. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Olympus TG-4 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 provides 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 TG-4 has sizing of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") along with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus TG-4 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-400 against the TG-4.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and TG-4 is 77 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and TG-4.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Olympus TG-4 will deliver greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be behind in sensor tech.