Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12
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Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 1600
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
- Launched June 2007
- Additionally Known as EVOLT E-410
- Superseded the Olympus E-400
- Renewed by Olympus E-420
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
- 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
- Introduced January 2012

Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Overview
Below is a thorough review of the Olympus E-410 and Olympus SZ-12, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and SZ-12 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and SZ-12 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

The E-410 was unveiled 5 years before the SZ-12 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.
Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-410 grades versus the SZ-12 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Gallery
This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-410 & Olympus SZ-12. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-410 over the Olympus SZ-12
E-410 | SZ-12 | |||
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Manual focus | ![]() | Very accurate focus |
Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-12 over the Olympus E-410
SZ-12 | E-410 | |||
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Introduced | January 2012 | ![]() | June 2007 | More recent by 55 months |
Display dimensions | 3" | ![]() | 2.5" | Larger display (+0.5") |
Display resolution | 460k | ![]() | 215k | Sharper display (+245k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-410 and Olympus SZ-12
E-410 | SZ-12 | |||
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Display type | Fixed | ![]() | Fixed | Fixed display |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Neither contains selfie screen | ||
Touch friendly display | ![]() | Neither contains Touch friendly display |
Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 has got exterior 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) while the Olympus SZ-12 has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).
Look at the Olympus E-410 and Olympus SZ-12 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-410 and the SZ-12.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and SZ-12 is 77 and 89 respectively.

Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and SZ-12.
As you can see, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-410 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SZ-12 will give you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Screen and ViewFinder


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Olympus E-410 vs Olympus SZ-12 Specifications
Olympus E-410 | Olympus SZ-12 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model type | Olympus E-410 | Olympus SZ-12 |
Otherwise known as | EVOLT E-410 | - |
Class | Entry-Level DSLR | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Launched | 2007-06-14 | 2012-01-10 |
Physical type | Compact SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | TruePic III | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 10 megapixel | 14 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | - |
Peak resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4288 x 3216 |
Highest native ISO | 1600 | 1600 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW data | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
AF single | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detection focusing | ||
Contract detection focusing | ||
Phase detection focusing | ||
Total focus points | 3 | - |
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 25-600mm (24.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/3.0-6.9 |
Number of lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
Screen sizing | 2.5 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of screen | 215k dots | 460k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch friendly | ||
Screen tech | - | TFT Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95 percent | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.46x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60s | 4s |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/1700s |
Continuous shutter rate | 3.0fps | 1.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | 12.00 m (at ISO 100) | - |
Flash options | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | 1/180s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) |
Highest video resolution | None | 1280x720 |
Video file format | - | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 435g (0.96 lbs) | 226g (0.50 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") | 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 51 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 21.1 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 10.0 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 494 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 220 photographs |
Form of battery | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | LI-50B |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Storage type | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Cost at release | - | $350 |