Olympus E-450 vs Sony W560

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony W560, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and W560 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-450 was introduced 21 months earlier than the W560 making them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-450 matches up versus the W560 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 enjoys physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony W560 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-450 versus the W560.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and W560 is 77 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and W560.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-450 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W560 will show extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.