Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A450

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-P1 versus Sony A450, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-P1 (12MP) and the A450 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and A450 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-P1 was unveiled 5 months before the A450 and they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-P1 matches up vs the A450 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P1 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P1 Gallery and Sony A450 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P1 has got external dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony A450 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-P1 versus Sony A450 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-P1 vs the A450.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P1 and A450 is 86 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P1 and A450.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P1 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A450 will produce greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively.