Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 III

Here is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-450 and Sony RX100 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and RX100 III (1") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-450 was released 6 years earlier than the RX100 III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-450 scores versus the RX100 III in terms 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-RX100 III. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the E-450 against the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and RX100 III is 77 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and RX100 III.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-450 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony RX100 III will give greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.