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Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99

Portability
77
Imaging
43
Features
31
Overall
38
Olympus E-400 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 front
Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
27
Overall
32

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Key Specs

Olympus E-400
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Revealed September 2006
  • Successor is Olympus E-410
Sony T99
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 121g - 93 x 56 x 17mm
  • Announced July 2010
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Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Overview

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-400 and Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and T99 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and T99 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was released 4 years earlier than the T99 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-400 matches up against the T99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-400 over the Sony T99

 E-400 T99 
Manual focus Very accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Sony T99 over the Olympus E-400

 T99 E-400 
AnnouncedJuly 2010September 2006More recent by 46 months
Screen sizing3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution230k215kSharper screen (+15k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-400 and Sony T99

 E-400 T99 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Physical Comparison

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 comes with external 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 T99 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 compared to the T99.

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and T99 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is hard to see the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The graphic below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and T99.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony T99 will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-400 will be behind in sensor tech.

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-400 Portrait photography features
Sony T99 Portrait photography features
45
has manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have liveview
manual mode not possible
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
28
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-400 as a Street photography camera
Sony T99 as a Street photography camera
60
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-400
Sports photography with Sony T99
38
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has phase detect auto focus
does not have liveview
slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,250 seconds)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-400 as a Travel photography camera
Sony T99 as a Travel photography camera
49
built-in flash
doesn't have Timelapse mode
low megapixels (10MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
65
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-400 Landscape photography highlights
Sony T99 Landscape photography highlights
44
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
tiny screen (2.5")
does not have liveview
manual mode not possible
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (10MP)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
42
reasonably wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-400 Vlogging features
Sony T99 Vlogging features
9
no video recording
31
reasonably wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone jack
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Olympus E-400 vs Sony T99 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-400 and Sony T99
 Olympus E-400Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-400 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
Category Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Revealed 2006-09-14 2010-07-08
Body design Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Total lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 215 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1250 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.00 m (at ISO 100) 4.60 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red eye, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - MPEG-4
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 435 grams (0.96 lb) 121 grams (0.27 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 93 x 56 x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots One One
Launch pricing $599 $179