Olympus E-400 vs Sony H55

Below is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-400 vs Sony H55, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and H55 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and H55 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was revealed 4 years prior to the H55 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-400 scores against the H55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 has outside dimensions 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 Sony H55 has measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-400 versus the H55.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and H55 is 77 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and H55.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-400 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony H55 will render greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.