Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX30

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX30, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and WX30 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-420 was released 4 years before the WX30 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-420 grades versus the WX30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery and Sony WX30 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-420 comes with physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX30 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX30 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-420 versus the WX30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and WX30 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading specifications. The image underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and WX30.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony WX30 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-420 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.