Olympus E-450 vs Sony W350

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony W350, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and W350 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and W350 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-450 was manufactured 9 months earlier than the W350 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-450 matches up vs the W350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 offers physical 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 W350 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-450 versus Sony W350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-450 vs the W350.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and W350 is 77 and 97 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and W350.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-450 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W350 will show greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.