Olympus E-410 vs Sony WX70

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-410 versus Sony WX70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-410 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the WX70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-410 grades against the WX70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-410 has got outer measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony WX70 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-410 versus Sony WX70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-410 and the WX70.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and WX70 is 77 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-410 and WX70.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-410 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX70 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-410 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.