Olympus E-420 vs Samsung ST100

Below is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-420 versus Samsung ST100, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and ST100 (14MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and ST100 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-420 was released 18 months before the ST100 making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung ST100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-420 grades versus the ST100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 & Samsung ST100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Samsung ST100 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-420 provides outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Samsung ST100 has dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-420 compared to the ST100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and ST100 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over specs. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-420 and ST100.

All in all, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-420 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Samsung ST100 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.