Olympus E-420 vs Sony W800

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-420 and Sony W800, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and W800 (20MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-420 was released 6 years earlier than the W800 and that is a fairly sizable 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 W800 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-420 matches up against the W800 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-420 has got exterior measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-420 and the W800.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and W800 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-420 and W800.

As you can see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-420 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W800 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-420 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.