Olympus E-510 vs Sony NEX-6

Following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-510 vs Sony NEX-6, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and NEX-6 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The E-510 was brought out 6 years prior to the NEX-6 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-510 scores against the NEX-6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-510 provides exterior measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony NEX-6 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-510 versus the NEX-6.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and NEX-6 is 69 and 85 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by going through a spec sheet. The pic underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and NEX-6.

Clearly, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-510 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-6 will provide extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.