Olympus E-400 vs Sony W530

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-400 and Sony W530, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W530 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W530 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was brought out 5 years earlier than the W530 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-400 matches up vs the W530 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 has got exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-400 and Sony W530 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 against the W530.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and W530 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Often, its tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over specs. The picture here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and W530.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Sony W530 will offer greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.