Olympus E-400 vs Pentax W90

Below is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-400 vs Pentax W90, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the W90 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W90 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was launched 4 years earlier than the W90 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax W90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-400 scores vs the W90 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 and Pentax Optio W90. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Pentax W90 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 provides physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Pentax W90 has proportions of 108mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-400 compared to the W90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and W90 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and W90.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax W90 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.