Olympus E-520 vs Olympus SP-810 UZ

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-520 and Olympus SP-810 UZ, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Olympus. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and SP-810 UZ (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was launched 3 years before the SP-810 UZ and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-520 matches up vs the SP-810 UZ in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 and Olympus SP-810 UZ. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 provides outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-810 UZ has dimensions of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-520 and Olympus SP-810 UZ in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-520 against the SP-810 UZ.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and SP-810 UZ is 68 and 78 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-520 and SP-810 UZ.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-520 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-810 UZ will give more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.