Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and SZ-10 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was launched 22 months before the SZ-10 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-450 matches up against the SZ-10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Olympus SZ-10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Olympus SZ-10 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 features external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-10 has sizing of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-450 compared to the SZ-10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and SZ-10 is 77 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specifications. The picture below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and SZ-10.

Plainly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-450 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SZ-10 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.