Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX300

Here is a in depth analysis of the Olympus E-400 vs Sony WX300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and WX300 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-400 was brought out 7 years earlier than the WX300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-400 scores against the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 has got outer 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) while the Sony WX300 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-400 vs the WX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and WX300 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-400 and WX300.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX300 will resolve greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.