Olympus E-420 vs Sony A65

Below is a complete review of the Olympus E-420 and Sony A65, both Entry-Level DSLR cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and A65 (24MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and A65 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-420 was revealed 4 years earlier than the A65 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact SLR).

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-420 scores vs the A65 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-420 and Sony SLT-A65. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery and Sony A65 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-420 offers outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A65 has specifications of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-420 vs the A65.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and A65 is 77 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The photograph here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and A65.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-420 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A65 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-420 will be behind in sensor innovation.