Olympus E-400 vs Sony H200

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-400 and Sony H200, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and H200 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was released 7 years earlier than the H200 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the E-400 scores vs the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 has outside dimensions 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 Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-400 versus the H200.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and H200 is 77 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing just by going over technical specs. The photograph below may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and H200.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-400 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony H200 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.