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Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10

Portability
77
Imaging
45
Features
36
Overall
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Olympus E-450 front
 
Olympus SZ-10 front
Portability
90
Imaging
37
Features
36
Overall
36

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Key Specs

Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 426g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Announced March 2009
  • Previous Model is Olympus E-330
Olympus SZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-504mm (F3.1-4.4) lens
  • 215g - 106 x 67 x 38mm
  • Revealed February 2011
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Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-450 over the Olympus SZ-10

 E-450 SZ-10 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-10 over the Olympus E-450

 SZ-10 E-450 
RevealedFebruary 2011March 2009More modern by 22 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kClearer screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-450 and Olympus SZ-10

 E-450 SZ-10 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch screen Absent Touch screen

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 size comparison

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

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-450
Portrait photography with Olympus SZ-10
57
has manual focus
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
33
MP count good (14MP)
offers face detect focus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-450 Street photography factors
Olympus SZ-10 Street photography factors
64
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lighter than competition in class (426 grams)
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
60
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (215g)
fixed screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-450 Sports photography features
Olympus SZ-10 Sports photography features
39
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
low battery (500 shots)
40
great zoom range (28-504mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
offers tracking focus
max frames per second very slow (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
bad battery (220 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-450 Travel photography information
Olympus SZ-10 Travel photography information
53
lighter than competition in class (426g)
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse mode
low battery (500 CIPA)
megapixel count low (10MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
65
lighter than competition in class (215 grams)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
long zoom (504mm)
missing Timelapse mode
bad battery (220 shots)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-450 Landscape photography info
Olympus SZ-10 Landscape photography info
47
has manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (10MP)
low battery (500 shots)
lack of Timelapse mode
40
quite wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
manual mode not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
bad battery (220 per charge)
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-450 Vlogging features
Olympus SZ-10 Vlogging features
9
no video shooting
31
quite wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detect focus
lighter than competition in class (215g)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing microphone port
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Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-450 and Olympus SZ-10
 Olympus E-450Olympus SZ-10
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-450 Olympus SZ-10
Class Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2009-03-31 2011-02-08
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III TruePic III+
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 4288 x 3216
Max native ISO 1600 1600
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-504mm (18.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.1-4.4
Macro focus range - 1cm
Total lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 4.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 7.10 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video data format - Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 426g (0.94 lb) 215g (0.47 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 106 x 67 x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 56 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.5 not tested
DXO Low light score 512 not tested
Other
Battery life 500 shots 220 shots
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - LI-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Retail price $138 $300