Olympus E-410 vs Sony HX9V

Here is a thorough review of the Olympus E-410 vs Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-410 was launched 5 years prior to the HX9V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-410 matches up against the HX9V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-410 comes with physical dimensions 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 HX9V has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-410 and the HX9V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and HX9V is 77 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by checking a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and HX9V.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-410 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX9V will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.