Olympus E-510 vs Sony W320

In this write-up, we are comparing the Olympus E-510 versus Sony W320, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and W320 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and W320 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-510 was brought out 3 years prior to the W320 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-510 grades against the W320 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 offers outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony W320 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-510 vs the W320.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and W320 is 69 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and W320.

Clearly, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-510 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W320 will offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.