Olympus E-450 vs Sony W510

Below, we are matching up the Olympus E-450 and Sony W510, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-450 (10MP) and the W510 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the E-450 (Four Thirds) and W510 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-450 was manufactured 21 months before the W510 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-450 matches up versus the W510 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 offers 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) and the Sony W510 has proportions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-450 vs the W510.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and W510 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by checking technical specs. The image below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and W510.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W510 will give you extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.