Olympus E-520 vs Sony HX50V

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-520 and Sony HX50V, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and HX50V (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and HX50V (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-520 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the HX50V which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-520 matches up versus the HX50V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-520 has got outside 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 Sony HX50V has proportions of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-520 against the HX50V.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and HX50V is 68 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by reading specifications. The pic below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-520 and HX50V.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-520 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX50V will offer you greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-520 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.