Olympus E-400 vs Samsung WB210

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-400 and Samsung WB210, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and WB210 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and WB210 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was revealed 5 years prior to the WB210 and that is quite a serious difference 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 Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-400 matches up versus the WB210 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Samsung WB210. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 comes with outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Samsung WB210 has sizing of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-400 and Samsung WB210 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-400 versus the WB210.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and WB210 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Usually, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The graphic underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and WB210.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-400 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB210 will give greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.