Olympus E-510 vs Sony RX100 VI

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-510 and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VI (1") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-510 was released 11 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-510 grades versus the RX100 VI in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-510 comes with physical 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 RX100 VI has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-510 against the RX100 VI.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and RX100 VI is 69 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and RX100 VI.

As you have seen, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-510 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.