Olympus E-510 vs Sony RX100 VII

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus E-510 vs Sony RX100 VII, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VII (1") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-510 was brought out 12 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-510 grades against the RX100 VII with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-510 comes with outer measurements 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 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-510 and the RX100 VII.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and RX100 VII is 69 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and RX100 VII.

As you have seen, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-510 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 VII will render more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The older E-510 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.