Olympus E-400 vs Sony W570

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-400 and Sony W570, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W570 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W570 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was launched 5 years prior to the W570 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-400 scores versus the W570 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony W570 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 offers outside measurements 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 W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-400 and Sony W570 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 and the W570.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and W570 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The photograph below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and W570.

As you have seen, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-400 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W570 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.