Olympus E-420 vs Sony H400

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-420 and Sony H400, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and H400 (20MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and H400 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-420 was revealed 6 years prior to the H400 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-420 scores vs the H400 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-420 has got external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony H400 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-420 against the H400.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and H400 is 77 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing simply by going through a spec sheet. The photograph below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-420 and H400.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-420 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony H400 will produce more detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-420 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.