Olympus E-450 vs Sony WX220

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus E-450 and Sony WX220, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-450 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the WX220 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-450 scores versus the WX220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 has got exterior dimensions 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 WX220 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-450 against the WX220.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and WX220 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through specifications. The visual here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and WX220.

To sum up, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-450 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX220 will result in more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.