Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-320

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-420 versus Olympus TG-320, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both are sold by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and TG-320 (14MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and TG-320 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-420 was announced 4 years prior to the TG-320 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-420 scores vs the TG-320 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-420 & Olympus TG-320. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Olympus TG-320 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-420 offers external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus TG-320 has proportions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-420 against the TG-320.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-420 and TG-320 is 77 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-420 and TG-320.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus TG-320 will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged E-420 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.