Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX150

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-420 and Sony WX150, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-420 was brought out 4 years before the WX150 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-420 grades vs the WX150 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-420 has got physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-420 and Sony WX150 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-420 versus the WX150.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and WX150 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The image underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-420 and WX150.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX150 will provide extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-420 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.