Olympus E-510 vs Sony H70

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-510 vs Sony H70, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and H70 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-510 was announced 4 years before the H70 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-510 scores vs the H70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-510 features outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-510 and the H70.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and H70 is 69 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-510 and H70.

All in all, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-510 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony H70 will result in more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.