Olympus E-450

Olympus E-450
Entry-level DSLR Entry-level DSLR
March, 2009

Summary Olympus E-450

Prices Price
Body only Unknown Kit Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #n/a of 21
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 10 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 2.7" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Pros

The Olympus E-450 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Size Really small Help
Standard size 130x91x53 mm
Thickness Thin Help
2.1"
Weight Light Help
426 g
Longest exposure Very long exposures Help
60 seconds

Cons

The Olympus E-450 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
512 ISO
Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
10.5 EV
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor size Very small sensor Help
Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
56.0
Color depth Little color depth Help
21.5 bits
Screen size Small screen Help
2.7"
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.46x
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3.5 fps
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Lens availability Very few lenses available Help
26 lenses
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
March, 2009
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Popularity Not so popular Help
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Discussion What do you think about the Olympus E-450?

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (5:14 PM, March 29, 2011)
Good call Eric, its now classified as entry level.
 
eric (5:46 PM, March 22, 2011)
Seems to me this should be classified as an entry-level dslr...but that's just my thoughts.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:30 AM, September 13, 2010)
Hi Nikvits, strictly speaking what the site meant to convey is that compared to other entry level DSLRs, the E-450 has lower image quality. For example, see the E-450 vs the Nikon D90, the Nikon D90 has similar image quality at approx 1 stop higher ISO, and overall better dynamic range and color depth.

That said, I imagine the E-450 has decent image quality, its just at the lower end of the entry level DSLRs, though still miles ahead of point and shoot cameras.
 
Nikvits (11:23 PM, September 12, 2010)
Very low overall image quality? Are you cuckoo? I use this camera and if there is something I like more, that's image quality!!!