Olympus E-400 vs Sony W810

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 vs Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was revealed 8 years prior to the W810 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-400 scores vs the W810 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 enjoys external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-400 vs Sony W810 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-400 vs the W810.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and W810 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and W810.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-400 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W810 will give you more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.