Olympus E-450 vs Sony A77

Below is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-450 versus Sony A77, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and A77 (24MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and A77 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was unveiled 3 years prior to the A77 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-450 scores against the A77 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 and Sony SLT-A77. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-450 versus Sony A77 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-450 compared to the A77.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and A77 is 77 and 59 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and A77.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-450 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A77 will offer you greater detail having an extra 14MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.