Olympus E-510 vs Sony A560

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-510 vs Sony A560, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and A560 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and A560 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-510 was manufactured 3 years before the A560 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-510 matches up vs the A560 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-510 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony A560 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 features external measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony A560 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-510 and the A560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and A560 is 69 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and A560.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-510 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A560 will produce greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.