Olympus E-450 vs Sony A850

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-450 versus Sony A850, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and A850 (25MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and A850 (Full frame) feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-450 was announced 12 months prior to the A850 so they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-450 scores vs the A850 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony A850 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 provides outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A850 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony A850 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-450 vs the A850.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and A850 is 77 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The image below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and A850.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-450 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A850 will provide more detail with its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-450 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.