Olympus E-520 vs Olympus SZ-12

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-520 versus Olympus SZ-12, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and SZ-12 (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and SZ-12 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was launched 4 years earlier than the SZ-12 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the E-520 scores vs the SZ-12 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Olympus SZ-12. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 features exterior measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-12 has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-520 versus the SZ-12.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and SZ-12 is 68 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and SZ-12.

Plainly, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-520 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-12 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.