Olympus E-450 vs Sony NEX-C3

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus E-450 versus Sony NEX-C3, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was manufactured 3 years before the NEX-C3 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-450 scores against the NEX-C3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 has got outside measurements 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-C3 has measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-450 vs the NEX-C3.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and NEX-C3 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and NEX-C3.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-450 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-C3 will provide more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind in sensor innovation.