Olympus E-400 vs Sony W690

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-400 versus Sony W690, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-400 was manufactured 6 years prior to the W690 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short view of how the E-400 matches up versus the W690 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 has got outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony W690 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-400 and the W690.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and W690 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The picture here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and W690.

All in all, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W690 will produce greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.