Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic TS20

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic TS20, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and TS20 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and TS20 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban

The E-450 was brought out 3 years before the TS20 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic TS20 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-450 grades versus the TS20 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Panasonic TS20 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account 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") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic TS20 has measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic TS20 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-450 and the TS20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and TS20 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and TS20.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-450 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic TS20 will provide more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.