Olympus E-400 vs Sony W560

Below is a in depth review of the Olympus E-400 vs Sony W560, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W560 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was brought out 5 years prior to the W560 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-400 scores against the W560 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-400 vs the W560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and W560 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and W560.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its larger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Sony W560 will provide more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-400 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.