Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 IV

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 IV, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and RX100 IV (1") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-450 was brought out 7 years earlier than the RX100 IV and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-450 matches up vs the RX100 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 enjoys external measurements 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 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-450 and the RX100 IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and RX100 IV is 77 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The graphic here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and RX100 IV.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-450 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 IV will offer you more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.