Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX200V

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX200V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and HX200V (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and HX200V (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was introduced 4 years earlier than the HX200V and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-450 grades versus the HX200V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony HX200V Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 offers outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony HX200V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX200V in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the E-450 against the HX200V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and HX200V is 77 and 66 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The photograph here might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and HX200V.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-450 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX200V will give extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.