Olympus E-400 vs Pentax H90

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-400 and Pentax H90, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the H90 (12MP) is very comparable but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-400 was brought out 4 years earlier than the H90 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-400 matches up vs the H90 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Pentax Optio H90. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Pentax H90 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 has got outer measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Pentax H90 has dimensions of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-400 and Pentax H90 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-400 vs the H90.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and H90 is 77 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The picture underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and H90.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Pentax H90 will show greater detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.