Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9
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Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 1600
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 490g - 136 x 92 x 68mm
- Launched November 2007
- Also referred to as EVOLT E-510
- Superseded the Olympus E-500
- Newer Model is Olympus E-520
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- n/ag - 95 x 56 x 20mm
- Announced January 2011
Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Overview
Following is a in-depth analysis of the Olympus E-510 versus Sony WX9, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.
Photography GlossaryThe E-510 was introduced 4 years prior to the WX9 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.
Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-510 scores vs the WX9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Gallery
This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-510 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-510 over the Sony WX9
E-510 | WX9 | |||
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Manually focus | More accurate focus |
Reasons to pick Sony WX9 over the Olympus E-510
WX9 | E-510 | |||
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Announced | January 2011 | November 2007 | More modern by 38 months | |
Display dimension | 3" | 2.5" | Larger display (+0.5") | |
Display resolution | 921k | 230k | Crisper display (+691k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-510 and Sony WX9
E-510 | WX9 | |||
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Display type | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed display | |
Selfie screen | No selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly display | No Touch friendly display |
Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-510 provides outer measurements 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 WX9 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).
Contrast the Olympus E-510 versus Sony WX9 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-510 and the WX9.
Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and WX9 is 69 and 99 respectively.
Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Sensor Comparison
In many cases, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through specs. The pic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and WX9.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-510 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX9 will give more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged E-510 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.
Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Screen and ViewFinder
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Olympus E-510 vs Sony WX9 Specifications
Olympus E-510 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 | |
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General Information | ||
Make | Olympus | Sony |
Model | Olympus E-510 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 |
Also called as | EVOLT E-510 | - |
Class | Advanced DSLR | Ultracompact |
Launched | 2007-11-23 | 2011-01-06 |
Body design | Mid-size SLR | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | - | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 10MP | 16MP |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4608 x 3456 |
Maximum native ISO | 1600 | 3200 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW support | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 3 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/2.6-6.3 |
Macro focus range | - | 5cm |
Amount of lenses | 45 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Range of screen | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
Screen size | 2.5 inch | 3 inch |
Resolution of screen | 230 thousand dot | 921 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch friendly | ||
Screen tech | - | XtraFine LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.46x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60s | 2s |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/1600s |
Continuous shutter speed | 3.0fps | 10.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 12.00 m (at ISO 100) | 5.30 m |
Flash modes | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Max flash sync | 1/180s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | - | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Microphone jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 490g (1.08 lbs) | - |
Dimensions | 136 x 92 x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") | 95 x 56 x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | 52 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 21.2 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 10.0 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 442 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery model | - | NP-BN1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Storage media | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
Storage slots | Single | Single |
Launch pricing | $550 | $188 |