Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX220

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-510 versus Sony WX220, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-510 was introduced 7 years before the WX220 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-510 matches up versus the WX220 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-510 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-510 offers exterior dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony WX220 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-510 versus Sony WX220 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-510 against the WX220.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and WX220 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-510 and WX220.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-510 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX220 will give greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.