Olympus E-410 vs Sony A58

In this write-up, we are matching up the Olympus E-410 and Sony A58, both Entry-Level DSLR digital cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and A58 (20MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and A58 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-410 was announced 7 years prior to the A58 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact SLR).

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-410 matches up vs the A58 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-410 & Sony SLT-A58. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-410 has exterior 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 A58 has measurements of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") and a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-410 and Sony A58 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-410 compared to the A58.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and A58 is 77 and 68 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and A58.

Clearly, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-410 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A58 will resolve greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.