Olympus E-400 vs Sony W710

The following is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-400 vs Sony W710, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W710 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W710 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was revealed 7 years before the W710 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-400 grades vs the W710 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-400 features outer 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 W710 has sizing of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-400 and the W710.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and W710 is 77 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions merely by viewing technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and W710.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony W710 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.