Nikon D70s vs Olympus E-510

Lets look more closely at the Nikon D70s versus Olympus E-510, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the D70s (6MP) and E-510 (10MP) and the D70s (APS-C) and E-510 (Four Thirds) have totally different sensor size.

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The D70s was launched 3 years before the E-510 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the D70s matches up against the E-510 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D70s and Olympus E-510. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon D70s Gallery and Olympus E-510 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D70s has outside dimensions of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs) and the Olympus E-510 has dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the D70s versus the E-510.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the D70s and E-510 is 61 and 69 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D70s and E-510.

As you can see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D70s featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-510 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older D70s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.