Olympus E-450 vs Sony NEX-5T

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony NEX-5T, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and NEX-5T (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-450 was brought out 5 years prior to the NEX-5T which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-450 scores vs the NEX-5T in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 enjoys external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5T has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-450 versus the NEX-5T.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and NEX-5T is 77 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes only by going through specifications. The picture below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and NEX-5T.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-450 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony NEX-5T will provide greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 will be behind in sensor tech.