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Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
36
Overall
40
Olympus E-420 front
 
Olympus TG-810 front
Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Key Specs

Olympus E-420
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 426g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Revealed June 2008
  • Earlier Model is Olympus E-410
Olympus TG-810
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 215g - 100 x 65 x 26mm
  • Launched August 2011
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Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Overview

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-420 and Olympus TG-810, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and they are both built by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and TG-810 (14MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and TG-810 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-420 was released 4 years earlier than the TG-810 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-420 grades against the TG-810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-420 over the Olympus TG-810

 E-420 TG-810 
Focus manually Dial exact focusing

Reasons to pick Olympus TG-810 over the Olympus E-420

 TG-810 E-420 
LaunchedAugust 2011June 2008More recent by 38 months
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution920k230kCrisper display (+690k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-420 and Olympus TG-810

 E-420 TG-810 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch display Neither includes Touch display

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-420 features external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus TG-810 has specifications of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-420 vs the TG-810.

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and TG-810 is 77 and 92 respectively.

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual here may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-420 and TG-810.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-420 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-810 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-420
Portrait photography with Olympus TG-810
56
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
33
MP count good (14MP)
has face detection focus
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus E-420
Street photography with Olympus TG-810
64
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than competitors (426 grams)
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-420 Sports photography highlights
Olympus TG-810 Sports photography highlights
38
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect AF
slow frames per second (4.0 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
terrible battery life (500 CIPA)
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
environment proofing
max frames per second very slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
low battery (220 per charge)
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-420 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus TG-810 as a Travel photography camera
52
lighter than competitors (426g)
flash built-in
no Timelapse function
terrible battery life (500 CIPA)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
64
environment proofing
MP count good (14MP)
has built in flash
fairly wide (28mm)
does not have Timelapse function
low battery (220 shots)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-420 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus TG-810 as a Landscape photography camera
47
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
terrible battery life (500 CIPA)
no Timelapse function
43
fairly wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
environment proofing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
no manual exposure
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW format
low battery (220 per charge)
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-420 Vlogging info
Olympus TG-810 Vlogging info
9
no video shooting
30
fairly wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focus
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have external microphone jack
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Olympus E-420 vs Olympus TG-810 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-420 and Olympus TG-810
 Olympus E-420Olympus TG-810
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus E-420 Olympus TG-810
Category Entry-Level DSLR Waterproof
Revealed 2008-06-23 2011-08-16
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III 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 area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4288 x 3216
Maximum native ISO 1600 1600
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 3 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.9-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 920 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech - TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 4.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 4.20 m
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1280x720
Video data format - MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 426g (0.94 lbs) 215g (0.47 lbs)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 100 x 65 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 56 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 527 not tested
Other
Battery life 500 photos 220 photos
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - LI-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at launch $999 $428