Olympus E-410 vs Sony H70

Here is a extended review of the Olympus E-410 vs Sony H70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and H70 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-410 was launched 4 years prior to the H70 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-410 matches up versus the H70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-410 offers outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony H70 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-410 vs Sony H70 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E-410 versus the H70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and H70 is 77 and 93 respectively.

Often, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and H70.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-410 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony H70 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.