Olympus E-450 vs Sony W550

Below, we are analyzing the Olympus E-450 vs Sony W550, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and W550 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and W550 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was released 3 years prior to the W550 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-450 grades vs the W550 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 provides external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony W550 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-450 compared to the W550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and W550 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and W550.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-450 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W550 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be behind in sensor technology.