Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 VII

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 VII, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VII (1") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was manufactured 11 years before the RX100 VII which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-450 scores versus the RX100 VII in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX100 VII 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 the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-450 and the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and RX100 VII is 77 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to envision the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through specifications. The pic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and RX100 VII.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will give greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.