Olympus E-450 vs Sony TX10

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony TX10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and TX10 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-450 was unveiled 3 years prior to the TX10 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-450 scores against the TX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 comes with physical 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 TX10 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

See the Olympus E-450 versus Sony TX10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-450 and the TX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and TX10 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing simply by going through specs. The visual here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and TX10.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-450 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony TX10 will provide more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-450 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.