Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony RX10 IV, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was announced 9 years earlier than the RX10 IV which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-450 matches up vs the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-450 has outer 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) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-450 versus Sony RX10 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-450 vs the RX10 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and RX10 IV is 77 and 52 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and RX10 IV.

Clearly, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 IV will give you greater detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.