Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-11

Following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-410 versus Olympus SZ-11, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and SZ-11 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and SZ-11 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was manufactured 5 years prior to the SZ-11 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-410 grades against the SZ-11 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-410 & Olympus SZ-11. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Olympus SZ-11 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-410 features external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-11 has measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-410 against the SZ-11.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and SZ-11 is 77 and 89 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and SZ-11.

As you can see, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-410 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-11 will give greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images far more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.