Olympus E-450 vs Sony W570

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-450 and Sony W570, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and W570 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and W570 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was revealed 21 months earlier than the W570 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-450 grades vs the W570 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony W570 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 features exterior measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W570 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-450 and Sony W570 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-450 compared to the W570.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and W570 is 77 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The photograph here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and W570.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-450 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W570 will deliver more detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.