Olympus E-450 vs Sony WX10

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-450 and Sony WX10, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-450 was announced 21 months before the WX10 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-450 grades vs the WX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony WX10 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-450 offers outer 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 WX10 has specifications of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-450 and Sony WX10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the E-450 versus the WX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and WX10 is 77 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to see the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The image below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and WX10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX10 will offer greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be behind in sensor technology.