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Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
35
Overall
40
Olympus E-410 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370 front
Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
25
Overall
32

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 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
  • Revealed June 2007
  • Also Known as EVOLT E-410
  • Superseded the Olympus E-400
  • New Model is Olympus E-420
Sony W370
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 34-238mm (F3.6-5.6) lens
  • 179g - 100 x 57 x 26mm
  • Launched January 2010
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Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Overview

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and W370 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and W370 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-410 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the W370 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-410 grades versus the W370 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-410 over the Sony W370

 E-410 W370 
Manually focus More exact focus

Reasons to pick Sony W370 over the Olympus E-410

 W370 E-410 
LaunchedJanuary 2010June 2007More recent by 31 months
Screen size3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution230k215kClearer screen (+15k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-410 and Sony W370

 E-410 W370 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-410 provides outside 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) and the Sony W370 has dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-410 against the W370.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and W370 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and W370.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-410 using its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Sony W370 will resolve greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-410
Portrait photography with Sony W370
56
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
low megapixels (10MP)
28
megapixel count decent (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-410 as a Street photography camera
Sony W370 as a Street photography camera
60
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
no moving screen
no image stabilization
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-410 as a Sports photography camera
Sony W370 as a Sports photography camera
42
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has phase detect auto focus
low fps (3.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (10MP)
35
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
very slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-410 Travel photography features
Sony W370 Travel photography features
49
flash built-in
no Time Lapse function
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly display
58
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
doesn't have Timelapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (34mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-410 Landscape photography information
Sony W370 Landscape photography information
50
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
tiny screen (2.5 inch)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
no Time Lapse function
37
screen size is decent (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (34mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.6)
manual mode not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-410 Vlogging highlights
Sony W370 Vlogging highlights
9
no video shooting
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not fantastic (34mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.6)
screen is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Olympus E-410 vs Sony W370 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-410 and Sony W370
 Olympus E-410Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-410 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370
Also called EVOLT E-410 -
Type Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2007-06-14 2010-01-07
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 34-238mm (7.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.6-5.6
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 2.5 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 215 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 2s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 5.00 m
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1280x720
Video data format - Motion JPEG
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 435 grams (0.96 lbs) 179 grams (0.39 lbs)
Physical dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 100 x 57 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 51 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.0 not tested
DXO Low light rating 494 not tested
Other
Battery ID - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/ Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release - $230