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Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
35
Overall
40
Olympus E-410 front
 
Sony Alpha NEX-7 front
Portability
84
Imaging
64
Features
71
Overall
66

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Key Specs

Olympus E-410
(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
  • Introduced June 2007
  • Also Known as EVOLT E-410
  • Replaced the Olympus E-400
  • Successor is Olympus E-420
Sony NEX-7
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 400g - 120 x 67 x 43mm
  • Introduced December 2011
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Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Overview

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and NEX-7 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The E-410 was brought out 5 years before the NEX-7 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-410 matches up against the NEX-7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Photography Glossary
	
	

Reasons to pick Olympus E-410 over the Sony NEX-7

 E-410 NEX-7 

Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Olympus E-410

 NEX-7 E-410 
IntroducedDecember 2011June 2007More modern by 54 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display size3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution921k215kSharper display (+706k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-410 and Sony NEX-7

 E-410 NEX-7 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lacking Touch friendly display

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 has got external 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) and the Sony NEX-7 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-410 versus the NEX-7.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and NEX-7 is 77 and 84 respectively.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading specs. The pic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-410 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-7 will offer extra detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-410 Portrait photography highlights
Sony NEX-7 Portrait photography highlights
56
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
78
focusing manually
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detect focus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-410 Street photography information
Sony NEX-7 Street photography information
60
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
76
tilting screen
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-410 Sports photography highlights
Sony NEX-7 Sports photography highlights
42
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect AF
max frames per second very slow (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
62
decent megapixels (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
good battery pack (430 per charge)
lack of image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-410 Travel photography advice
Sony NEX-7 Travel photography advice
49
built-in flash
no Time Lapse function
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
70
good battery pack (430 CIPA)
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
has built in flash
missing Timelapse recording
does not have selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-410 Landscape photography details
Sony NEX-7 Landscape photography details
50
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
small screen (2.5 inch)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
no Time Lapse function
72
focusing manually
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
decent megapixels (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
good battery pack (430 per charge)
lack of image stabilization
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-410 Vlogging advice
Sony NEX-7 Vlogging advice
9
lack of video recording
35
offers face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have microphone jack
does not have selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
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Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-410 and Sony NEX-7
 Olympus E-410Sony Alpha NEX-7
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-410 Sony Alpha NEX-7
Otherwise known as EVOLT E-410 -
Class Entry-Level DSLR Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2007-06-14 2011-12-13
Body design Compact SLR Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 24 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 1600 16000
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 25
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Available lenses 45 121
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 2.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 215 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x 0.73x
Features
Min shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 6.00 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/180 secs 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 435 gr (0.96 lb) 400 gr (0.88 lb)
Physical dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 51 81
DXO Color Depth rating 21.1 24.1
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.0 13.4
DXO Low light rating 494 1016
Other
Battery life - 430 shots
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NPFW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images))
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch pricing - $699