Olympus E-510 vs Olympus XZ-10

The following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-510 and Olympus XZ-10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-510 (10MP) and the XZ-10 (12MP) is pretty close but the E-510 (Four Thirds) and XZ-10 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-510 was released 6 years prior to the XZ-10 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-510 grades versus the XZ-10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 & Olympus Stylus XZ-10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Olympus XZ-10 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-510 offers outside measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Olympus XZ-10 has specifications of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-510 versus the XZ-10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and XZ-10 is 69 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing technical specs. The image underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-510 and XZ-10.

As you can tell, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-510 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Olympus XZ-10 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.