Olympus E-520 vs Olympus FE-4030

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-520 and Olympus FE-4030, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Olympus. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and FE-4030 (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and FE-4030 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was introduced 16 months before the FE-4030 which makes them a generation apart from each other. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-520 matches up against the FE-4030 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Olympus FE-4030. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Olympus FE-4030 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 provides external measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) and the Olympus FE-4030 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-520 vs the FE-4030.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and FE-4030 is 68 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and FE-4030.

Clearly, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-520 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus FE-4030 will offer you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.