Olympus E-520 vs Sony HX350

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-520 and Sony HX350, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and HX350 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was revealed 9 years before the HX350 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-520 grades against the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 offers physical dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-520 and Sony HX350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-520 compared to the HX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and HX350 is 68 and 62 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and HX350.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-520 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX350 will render more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.