Olympus E-520 vs Samsung DV150F

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-520 vs Samsung DV150F, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and DV150F (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and DV150F (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-520 was launched 5 years earlier than the DV150F and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung DV150F being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-520 scores versus the DV150F in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 and Samsung DV150F. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Samsung DV150F Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 has 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 Samsung DV150F has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-520 vs the DV150F.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and DV150F is 68 and 96 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The graphic underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-520 and DV150F.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung DV150F will render more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind in sensor tech.