Olympus E-420 vs Sony S2000

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-420 versus Sony S2000, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-420 (10MP) and the S2000 (10MP) is pretty well matched but the E-420 (Four Thirds) and S2000 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-420 was released 18 months earlier than the S2000 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-420 grades versus the S2000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-420 Gallery and Sony S2000 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-420 provides outside dimensions 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 Sony S2000 has measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-420 vs the S2000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and S2000 is 77 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by looking at specifications. The pic here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and S2000.

Plainly, the two cameras provide the same megapixels albeit different sensor sizes. The E-420 comes with the bigger sensor which will make obtaining shallower DOF simpler. The more aged E-420 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.