Olympus E-400 vs Sony QX10

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-400 versus Sony QX10, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was brought out 8 years prior to the QX10 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-400 grades vs the QX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 features exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony QX10 has specifications of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-400 versus Sony QX10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-400 vs the QX10.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and QX10 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through a spec sheet. The image underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and QX10.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony QX10 will resolve greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.