Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony H400

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony H400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was released 5 years earlier than the H400 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the FE-4030 grades vs the H400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4030 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery and Sony H400 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4030 comes with outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony H400 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony H400 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-4030 and the H400.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and H400 is 95 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing just by reading specs. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4030 and H400.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony H400 to deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.