Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX20V

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX20V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and HX20V (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and HX20V (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-450 was introduced 4 years prior to the HX20V and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX20V being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-450 scores against the HX20V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony HX20V Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 provides outside 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 HX20V has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-450 versus the HX20V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and HX20V is 77 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The photograph below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and HX20V.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-450 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX20V will deliver greater detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.