Olympus E-520 vs Olympus FE-45

In this article, we will be looking at the Olympus E-520 and Olympus FE-45, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Olympus. The resolution of the E-520 (10MP) and the FE-45 (10MP) is relatively close but the E-520 (Four Thirds) and FE-45 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was manufactured 4 months earlier than the FE-45 which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-520 grades against the FE-45 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Olympus FE-45. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-520 has physical 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-45 has specifications of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-520 vs the FE-45.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and FE-45 is 68 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and FE-45.

As you can see, both the cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-520 provides the bigger sensor which should make getting shallower depth of field simpler.