Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX10

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-400 and Sony WX10, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was manufactured 5 years prior to the WX10 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-400 scores versus the WX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 features outer dimensions 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 WX10 has specifications of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-400 and Sony WX10 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-400 against the WX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and WX10 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The picture here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and WX10.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX10 will deliver more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.