Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX90V

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX90V, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and HX90V (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was announced 7 years earlier than the HX90V which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-450 matches up vs the HX90V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-450 provides exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony HX90V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-450 versus the HX90V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and HX90V is 77 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The picture below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and HX90V.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-450 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX90V will render more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.