Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX150

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX150, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-510 was introduced 5 years prior to the WX150 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-510 grades vs the WX150 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-510 features outside measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX150 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-510 compared to the WX150.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and WX150 is 69 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The pic underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and WX150.

As you have seen, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-510 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX150 will give you extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged E-510 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.