Olympus E-400 vs Sony RX100 II

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus E-400 versus Sony RX100 II, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and RX100 II (1") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was announced 7 years prior to the RX100 II which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-400 grades vs the RX100 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 comes with exterior 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 RX100 II has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 and the RX100 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and RX100 II is 77 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and RX100 II.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 II will give more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.