Olympus E-450 vs Sony H70

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-450 and Sony H70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and H70 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was unveiled 21 months before the H70 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-450 matches up against the H70 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 provides physical 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) while the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-450 versus the H70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and H70 is 77 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and H70.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-450 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony H70 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-450 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.