Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H400

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony H400, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was revealed 6 years prior to the H400 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the FE-3010 scores vs the H400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony H400 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus FE-3010 features exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony H400 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony H400 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the FE-3010 versus the H400.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and H400 is 97 and 62 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The graphic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and H400.

To sum up, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony H400 to resolve more detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.