Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic SZ1

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic SZ1, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and SZ1 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and SZ1 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was launched 3 years prior to the SZ1 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic SZ1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-450 matches up against the SZ1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Panasonic SZ1 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 offers outer 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 Panasonic SZ1 has proportions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-450 compared to the SZ1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and SZ1 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over specs. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and SZ1.

All in all, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-450 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic SZ1 will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.