Olympus E-520 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-520 versus Olympus SZ-31MR iHS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and SZ-31MR iHS (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and SZ-31MR iHS (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was manufactured 4 years before the SZ-31MR iHS and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-520 grades vs the SZ-31MR iHS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Olympus SZ-31MR iHS. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 offers outside dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-520 vs the SZ-31MR iHS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and SZ-31MR iHS is 68 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through specifications. The graphic below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and SZ-31MR iHS.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.