Olympus E-450 vs Olympus 7000

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-450 and Olympus 7000, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. The resolution of the E-450 (10MP) and the 7000 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-450 (Four Thirds) and 7000 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was released 3 months later than the 7000 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-450 scores vs the 7000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 & Olympus Stylus 7000. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Olympus 7000 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-450 offers physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus 7000 has specifications of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 and Olympus 7000 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-450 and the 7000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and 7000 is 77 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to see the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The visual here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and 7000.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-450 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus 7000 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.