Olympus E-410 vs Sony RX10 II

Here, we will be matching up the Olympus E-410 and Sony RX10 II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and RX10 II (1") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was revealed 9 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-410 matches up versus the RX10 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 features outer dimensions 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 Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-410 vs the RX10 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and RX10 II is 77 and 58 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-410 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will resolve greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.