Olympus E-420 Review with Detailed Specifications and Features

Olympus E-420 Review

Overall Score

Main Features

10 MP Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
100 - 1600 ISO
2" Fixed Screen
Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder
4 fps continuous shooting
Built-In Wireless
130 x 91 x 53 mm, 426g.
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Olympus E-420 Overview

First introduced in June, 2008, Olympus E-420 is a 10 MP DSLR with a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sized CMOS sensor. Olympus replaced the older Olympus E-410 with E-420. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:

Compare Olympus E-420 with Olympus E-410

Olympus E-420 comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CMOS sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").

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Sensor resolution of Olympus E-420 ~ 3646 x 2742 pixels.

Olympus E-420 has Crop Factor: 2.0

The sensor has a surface area of 224.9 mm².

There are approximate 9,997,332 photosites (pixels) on this area.

Proc and Cons of Olympus E-420

Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model. Compare Olympus E-420 with competitors in entry-level dslr cameras.

Pros

Built-in Wireless

Optical Viewfinder

4.0 fps Continuous Shooting

Manual Focus

426g Light Body

Flash Sync Port

External Flash

RAW Support

1/4000s Max Shutter Speed

Manual Exposure Mode

5 AE Bracketing Range

Cons

No Bluetooth

No Touch Screen

No Image Stabilization

No Environmental Sealing

Small LCD Screen: 2"

Slow Continuous Shooting: 230 fps

No Articulating Screen

No Full HD Video

No AF Face Detection

Low Max Native ISO: 1600

Low Screen Resolution: 230k dots

Low Battery Life: 500 shots

Type Scores

Olympus E-420 has an Overall Score of 48/100 and ranked #152 out of 206 in DSLR cameras, and ranked #541 out of 1222 in all cameras.

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Physical Dimensions of Olympus E-420

Olympus E-420 weighs 426g and has external dimensions of 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.12 x 3.58 x 2.09"). Considering that the average weight of Entry-Level DSLR cameras is 538g, Olympus E-420 is 112 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category.

Weight Comparison
Entry-Level DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-420

426g

Average weight

538g

Min weight

365g

Max weight

690g

Thickness Comparison
Entry-Level DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-420

53mm

Average Thickness

73mm

Min Thickness

53mm

Max Thickness

86mm

Here is the front and top view image of Olympus E-420 with the dimensions:

Size Compared to Major Competitors

Model	Weight	E-420	Dimensions	E-420
Olympus E-410	435 g	426 g	130 x 91 x 53 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Olympus E-620	500 g	426 g	130 x 94 x 60 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Olympus E-400	435 g	426 g	130 x 91 x 53 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Nikon D3200	505 g	426 g	125 x 96 x 77 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Olympus E-450	426 g	426 g	130 x 91 x 53 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Nikon D3300	430 g	426 g	124 x 98 x 76 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Olympus E-520	552 g	426 g	136 x 92 x 68 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Canon 100D	407 g	426 g	117 x 91 x 69 mm	130 x 91 x 53 mm

Specifications of Olympus E-420

General
Brand	Olympus
Model	E-420
Announced	June, 2008
Body Type	Compact SLR
Lens
Lens Mount	Four Thirds
Manual Focus
Focal Lens Multiplier	2
Number of Lenses	45
Macro Focus Range	n/a
Screen
Screen Size	2"
Screen Type	Fixed
Screen Resolution	230k pixels
Touch Screen
Live View
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder Resolution	no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	95%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.46
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points	3
Number of Cross Focus Points	0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed	1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Continuous Shooting	4.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	12.00
Flash Modes	Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range	±5 EV
WB Bracketing

Sensor
Sensor Size	Four Thirds
Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Dimensions	17.3 x 13 mm
Sensor Area	224.9 mm²
Sensor Resolution	10 MP
Max Image Resolution	3648 x 2736
Max Native ISO	1600
Min Native ISO	100
Max Boosted ISO	0
Min Boosted ISO	0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution	None
Video Formats
Timelapse Recording
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
Connectivity
GPS	None
Wireless Connectivity	Built-In
Bluetooth
HDMI
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Battery
Battery Life	500 shots
Battery Type	Battery Pack
Battery Model
Physical
Weight	426 g
Physical Dimensions	130 x 91 x 53 mm
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Shock Proof
Storage
Storage Type	Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
Storage Slots	1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly