Olympus E-420 vs Sony HX9V

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-420 vs Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-420 was launched 4 years earlier than the HX9V and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-420 matches up versus the HX9V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-420 features outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-420 and the HX9V.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and HX9V is 77 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-420 and HX9V.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-420 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX9V will provide more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos more aggressively. The older E-420 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.