Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic TS10

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic TS10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and TS10 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and TS10 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-400 was released 4 years before the TS10 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic TS10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-400 scores versus the TS10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Panasonic TS10 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 has external measurements 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 Panasonic TS10 has proportions of 99mm x 63mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic TS10 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-400 vs the TS10.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and TS10 is 77 and 93 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and TS10.

As you have seen, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic TS10 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.