Olympus E-520 vs Olympus TG-870

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-520 vs Olympus TG-870, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and TG-870 (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and TG-870 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was introduced 8 years prior to the TG-870 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-520 scores vs the TG-870 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Olympus TG-870 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 offers physical dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-870 has measurements of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-520 compared to the TG-870.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and TG-870 is 68 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to see the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The visual underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and TG-870.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-870 will give you greater detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.