Olympus E-420 vs Sony W810

In this write-up, we will be matching up the Olympus E-420 and Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-420 was manufactured 6 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-420 scores versus the W810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-420 has outer dimensions 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 W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-420 vs the W810.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and W810 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specs. The visual here may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and W810.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-420 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W810 will deliver more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be behind in sensor technology.