Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic GX850

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic GX850, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and GX850 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-510 was introduced 10 years before the GX850 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-510 matches up vs the GX850 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-510 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Panasonic GX850 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you will have 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") accompanied by a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX850 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic GX850 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-510 vs the GX850.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and GX850 is 69 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The visual underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-510 and GX850.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You should anticipate the Panasonic GX850 to render more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.