Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX150

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX150, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was released 6 years before the WX150 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-400 scores versus the WX150 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 has outside dimensions 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 WX150 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX150 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-400 compared to the WX150.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and WX150 is 77 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading through specifications. The picture underneath may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and WX150.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX150 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.