Olympus E-510 vs Sony W690

Below, we are matching up the Olympus E-510 vs Sony W690, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-510 was manufactured 5 years before the W690 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-510 scores against the W690 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 has got physical dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony W690 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-510 against the W690.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and W690 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and W690.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-510 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W690 will render greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-510 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.