Olympus E-400 vs Sony RX1

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-400 vs Sony RX1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and RX1 (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was brought out 7 years before the RX1 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-400 scores versus the RX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 has physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony RX1 has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-400 compared to the RX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and RX1 is 77 and 79 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and RX1.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX1 will provide extra detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.