Olympus E-510 vs Sony NEX-C3

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-510 versus Sony NEX-C3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The E-510 was unveiled 4 years before the NEX-C3 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-510 scores against the NEX-C3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-510 features external 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) and the Sony NEX-C3 has dimensions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-510 versus Sony NEX-C3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-510 against the NEX-C3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and NEX-C3 is 69 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-510 and NEX-C3.

All in all, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-510 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-C3 will provide greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind in sensor innovation.