Olympus E-410 vs Sony T99

Following is a detailed review of the Olympus E-410 vs Sony T99, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and T99 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and T99 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-410 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the T99 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-410 matches up versus the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 comes with outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Sony T99 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-410 against the T99.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and T99 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes merely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and T99.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-410 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony T99 will give more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.