Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic GX8

Following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic GX8, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and GX8 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-450 was brought out 7 years before the GX8 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-450 matches up against the GX8 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX8 has sizing of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") having a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-450 vs the GX8.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and GX8 is 77 and 74 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading technical specs. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and GX8.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Panasonic GX8 to deliver more detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.