Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX350

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus E-420 versus Sony WX350, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-420 was released 6 years prior to the WX350 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-420 grades against the WX350 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-420 offers outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-420 versus Sony WX350 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-420 and the WX350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and WX350 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over a spec sheet. The pic below will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and WX350.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX350 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-420 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.