Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic GX7

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-510 and Panasonic GX7, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and GX7 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The E-510 was announced 7 years before the GX7 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-510 matches up against the GX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-510 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Panasonic GX7 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 offers outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Panasonic GX7 has sizing of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-510 compared to the GX7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and GX7 is 69 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-510 and GX7.

Clearly, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic GX7 to show more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-510 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.