DSLR cameras offer photographers great flexiblity.
Offered in Olympus' compact SLR line of cameras, the E-410 and E-420 provide the convenience and versatility of an interchangeable-lens camera in a smaller body size. Only one year separated the 2007 release of the E-410 and the introduction of its successor, the E-420. The cameras are nearly identical in features and options, with the E-420 including slight improvements in some areas.
Body
These 10-megapixel cameras offer the same dimensions of 5.12 inches-by-3.58 inches, and a thickness of 2.09 inches without lens. The E-420 offers a very slightly lighter weight, weighing only 15.03 oz., while the E-410 is 15.34 oz. This weight indicates the total of the body and battery, with no lens attached. The E-420 also offers a slightly more refined and textured hand grip than its sister model.
LCD Screen
Both cameras offer an optical viewfinder and LCD screen on the back, but the E-420 provides a slightly larger screen, measuring 2.7 inches as opposed to the 2.5 inches of its predecessor. This offers 230,000 screen dots of resolution instead of the E-410's 215,000. Both the E-410 and E-420 offer live view as a standard feature, which allows the photographer to see and compose the scene about to be photographed in real time on the LCD screen on the back of the camera.
Photography Features
As an enhancement to its live-view feature, the E-420 includes the new option of using face detection while in live-view mode. The E-420 also offers an additional autofocus mode used with select lenses called contrast detect, meaning it uses a contrast point in the frame to use as a focus point for sharpness. Each camera offers a continuous-shooting option, which allows you to shoot numerous frames in rapid succession, but the E-420 holds a slight advantage at 3.5 frames per second as compared to the 3 fps of the E-410. Neither camera offers video capabilities.
Wireless Flash
An on-camera hot shoe and pop-up flash are standard features on nearly all DSLR camera bodies, and these two Olympus models are no different. Both cameras offer the same flash mode settings, including auto, manual and red-eye. The E-420 offers the option to fire and external flash wirelessly, which its predecessor cannot do.
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