Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic LZ40

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic LZ40, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and LZ40 (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and LZ40 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firms

The E-450 was unveiled 5 years before the LZ40 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-450 scores vs the LZ40 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Panasonic LZ40 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 has got outer measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ40 has measurements of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") along with a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic LZ40 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-450 versus the LZ40.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and LZ40 is 77 and 67 respectively.

Often, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and LZ40.

As you have seen, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-450 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic LZ40 will resolve extra detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.