Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX1R

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX1R, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and RX1R (Full frame) use different sensor size.

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The E-450 was launched 5 years earlier than the RX1R and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-450 grades versus the RX1R with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony RX1R Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 enjoys outside 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) whilst the Sony RX1R has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") having a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 vs Sony RX1R in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-450 versus the RX1R.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and RX1R is 77 and 79 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The photograph here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and RX1R.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-450 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX1R will give extra detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.