Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX10V

In this article, we are evaluating the Olympus E-450 and Sony HX10V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and HX10V (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the HX10V and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-450 matches up vs the HX10V for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 offers external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony HX10V has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-450 and Sony HX10V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-450 vs the HX10V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and HX10V is 77 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by looking through specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and HX10V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-450 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX10V will render more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The older E-450 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.