Olympus E-510 vs Sony HX7V

Here is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-510 and Sony HX7V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and HX7V (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-510 was released 4 years earlier than the HX7V and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-510 scores vs the HX7V for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony HX7V Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-510 enjoys external dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Sony HX7V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-510 vs the HX7V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and HX7V is 69 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and HX7V.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-510 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX7V will render more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.