Olympus E-510 vs Sony W830

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-510 versus Sony W830, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-510 was released 7 years prior to the W830 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the E-510 matches up versus the W830 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-510 provides external measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony W830 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-510 and the W830.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and W830 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes only by reading through specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and W830.

All in all, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-510 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W830 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged E-510 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.