Olympus E-510 vs Sony A390

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-510 vs Sony A390, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and A390 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and A390 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The E-510 was unveiled 3 years before the A390 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-510 scores vs the A390 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony A390 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 features 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) whilst the Sony A390 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-510 vs Sony A390 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-510 compared to the A390.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and A390 is 69 and 66 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The graphic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and A390.

To sum up, the two cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-510 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A390 will produce more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.