Olympus E-420 vs Sony W730

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-420 versus Sony W730, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and W730 (16MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-420 was introduced 5 years prior to the W730 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-420 matches up against the W730 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-420 has got exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W730 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-420 compared to the W730.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-420 and W730 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The image below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-420 and W730.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W730 will result in extra detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-420 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.