Olympus E-520 vs Ricoh WG-70

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-520 and Ricoh WG-70, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and WG-70 (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and WG-70 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-520 was announced 12 years prior to the WG-70 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-520 matches up against the WG-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 and Ricoh WG-70. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-520 offers physical measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-70 has specifications of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-520 and Ricoh WG-70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-520 compared to the WG-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and WG-70 is 68 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The graphic below might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and WG-70.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 with its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh WG-70 will render greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.